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MISCELLANY.
ft'OR T1IE INDEPENDENT PRKSJi.]
Conscience.
m No portion of morals demands n more
X thorough investigation than conscience, and,
probably, no subject liafl been so frequently
ijliscussud to ro little advantage. Whether
t>r not it is an innate principle, has honil a
hiooted question; and what it really is,
tan not be t:Jtsily deduced from all the results j
ot philosophical enquiry. A particular pas
sago of Scripture is by some deemed sufficient
of itself to establish the truth that, it
is inherent. "For wln-u the Gentiles, which
have not the law, do by nature the things
contained in the law, are a law unto themselves,
which show the work of the law
written in their hearts, their consciences also
bearing witness, and their thoughts meanwhile
accusing or excusing one another."
But waiving this reliable and positive evidence.
reason alone mav lie rcsnrti'il in wlii<-li
tends likewise to (lie j>?*rfo?rt confirmation of
the same truth. It is an nl'surtlity to suppose
that man wjis created destitute of this
moral faculty, when the frequency and importance
of its use is so manifest. After his
fall he evidently retained all of his original
elements save his happiness, which was forfeited
by his transgression, llence if he has
a conscience now, he was created with one;
but if he was not, there never can ho a necessity
for one, as lie can not he heM responsible
for not exercising a faculty which was
never given to him. But if the theory, w liich
denies the existence of the moral sense he
correct, it follows as a legitimate consequence
that until an artificial means was generated
hy circumstances there could not, at least,;
for a considerable length of time, have hecn !
any guide in determining what would be the j
rectitude of an act, nor of knowing whether j
or not it was wrong when committed, unless
reason performed the functions of conscience
and the regret of a mistaken judgement served
as its remorse. The fnct that conscience is
liable to he greatly influenced by circumstances,
is not. an argument which \v>ll.
prove it not to he innate. It would not he i
less reasonable to say that the human mind j
is not innate, because it would not be the
same if it could be trained in two separate
motions differing widely in tliuir characteristics.
For example, there is a marked difference
between the opinions, prejudices, and
mental developement of Americans and
Englishmen, and even of persons living in
adjacent communities. Nor would it be
more preposterous to assert, that the human
body dose not exist, because it would be
differently developed in different climates.
No system of education nor any attending
circumstances could ever make an individual
feel guilty when having done wrong, unless
he had a conscience, any more than they
could make him think without an organ to
serve as a medium of thought,
A. .1 . .1 ? ?
as uiu ilium is wipenor 10 uto oofiv, so
arc its faculties, and tlie various relations
which they sustain to each other more complex
or difficult to be understood. Consequently
an accurate knowledge of the nature
of conscience can not be obtained
without understanding the science of mind,
as conscience, if it exist at all, must be a portion
of the mental organization, and like the
other parts of it capable of development.
Thu sit is seen, that it is an independent faeuly,
though closely allied to reason ; and may
oe abused by habitually disregarding its dicaIm
and imnrArwl In* nliavinn tt./im Tl./.
, ywj ...? J.IU
office of this natural monitor is to direct its
ossessor
in discriminating between "right
d wrong, and to inflict the merited ch'nsrmcnt
if ho does not act" accordingly.
j authority of conscience is undoubtedly
?t, and if so, it is'Very essential that all
ul means bo employed in its cultivation,
as all the facilities of the mind sympawith
and exert an influence upon each
, it is highly importamt in. the first
that they should be expanded, strengthand
enlightened. Then by diligent
of the Scriptures, the . only true stanf
morals, and pn earnest and uncenssire
to comply with their requiretlie
conscience may also' he educate!
i prepared to perform its respective func^4.
L.
A. Neoko Killed.?A negro*woman begincr
to Mn, Avery, livingin the upper
t of this district, was kitted by the sod
Mrs. A. And Mr. Baldwin, on Friday last
it wilt undergo a. legal investigation, W?
not feel at liberty to give the circumstances
as related'to n*, bnt'there is jotjydoubt oS
Ha being a case of indiscretion,4W¬ oj
criminal intent.?Laurensville Herald.
[kor tiif. isdkpkniiknt rrtnss.]
"A Nut for the Abolitionists to Craclr."
Wiien we find our Northern brethren
using every exertion?putting forth every
i eft'urt?to mar our peace, and deprive tis of
| our cherished institution, it heroines us, as
defenders of our rights, to stand upon our
defence, and show to the wnild that the
i Southern slaveholder is not the cruel inns!
ter who takes nleaisuiv in t l>i<
j slaves. True, there may l>e individual instances
of cruelly, yet we are proud to s;iy,
that such instances are rare. We livx ir an
age too refined. The man who treats h.
j slave with unnecessary cruelty, is looked
; upon by the community as one devoid
of humanity?unworthy the name of master.
Public sentiment is against hiin. Hut
how many cases of noble treatment might
j we point out ? We might point you to this
I case and that, ami sav th:it \v:is nolilv <1om?.
! One, however, will suffice lor tlie present.
It tends to si tow the strong regard that was
shown by the master for the pleasure of the
slave.
The circumstance, although occurring
some time ago, suits our purpose just as well
as if it had happened on yesterday.
It happened one evening while I was living
in a little village of one of our most
I southern States, there was an unusual stir
J among the inhabitants of our usually quiet
] town, and especially the black population.
Inquiring tlic cause, we were told that, on
that evening there wsis to he a negro wedding
in the country. A slave of one uf our
fellow townsmen was going to take upon
himself the yoke of matrimony. The master
furnished his slave with his baggy and
horse. Many of the neighboring slaves
being also invited were seen?some mounted
on horses, some riding in buggies, and away
to the wedding they went, with joyous light
hearts, (for who can be more lively and
liirht-hearted unon an occasion like this.
than the merry full loving negro ? It was a
sij^lit we \v<ml<l the mcrci/ul, pihjhty abolitionist
had seen. To see this long cavalcade
as they rolled along over the nice
smooth road, with their peals of laughter
ami songs of merriment, they would 110
doubt have concluded that the life of the
slave was a merry one after all. Having
arrived at their destination, and the ceremony
being over, they feasted and frolicked, as
only the negro can. The next day, the
younger part of the party (the older ones
I.~ i..r. .1 :?i.. i...r.._.a t .
i iv.il hiu Ul'IHIl'j IClUI IlCd II)
| partake of the good checr prepared through
J the kindness of the master. A welcome
j feast was spread before them, and as they
' met around the festive board, they, by the
> merry broad grin upon their merry faces,
! showed that they were happy and contentJed.
The master was not only kind to his
i slaves in this instance, but many morewor|
thy of record might be shown. We have
known him even to refuse to accommodate
i mum |vuiwiw 111 umcr mill lie Illlglll accommodate
his slaves. Anil why" nut?
j lias any one so ju?*t a claim? Vet, with
| his kindness, ho requires them to work, and
| do it faithfully; hut whenever they want a
favor, if reasonable, it is granted. Such
instances should be kept before the public.
They serve to show our position to the world,
and may do something to break down the
prejudices against us as slaveholders.
S?s?n.
The New Orleans Delta tells the follow
I ing, at which the President will doubtless
laugh lift heartily ns any one:
One of tho.richest things on rccor<l in the
shape of a bull come-before the President
about four weeks Jigo. It appears lhat the
] owners of the steamer Franklin Pierce ae.tu;
titally petitioned Congress, praying that
: bo<ly to allow them to change the name, of
'said boat, alleging as the reason that she
; had run into such bad repute, and had met
J witlg^sueh bad luck since naming her
Franklin Piercej that it was absolutely necessary
to change her name before they could
expect (o inake^ny kind of good trips wjtli
her.?Well, a special act of Congress "waS
passed for their benefit, and the bill, of
course, hltd to receive the signature of the
Prefidenf, which it did after a great deal of
delayjand tropble, and the new Texaun left
our wharf last evening for St. Louis with a
first-rate freight, beinc the first. the CaDtain
swore, life boat eve?had since ho owned
her.?Who will pow hereafter1 say, ' there's
nothing in a name r 'VV-'
J We learn frorrt the Black JRiver Watehma?vth#ta
stftVey of the route for a raili
road con t i n uing the line of the Wilmington
and Manchester'road to the town of Ham[
burg has b?en completed and effort* will
\ 4060 be made to secure a clwrtefcby oon^y;
TUm $
Governing Children.
BY T. R. AltTIlUR.
"I'll not live in this way!" exclaimed
Mi*. Lyon, passionately. "Such disorder,
wrangling and irregularity, rob Me of all'
pence; and make the house a bedlam, inI
stead of a quiet home. Tom !she spok^ |
J sharply to a bright little fellow, who was j
pounding away with a wooden hammer on
| a chair, and making a most intolerable din ;
i?"stop that noise, this instant ! Ami vmi
! Em\ not a word more from your lips. If
you live in peace with your sister I'll
s? narnto you. l>'ve hear! Ilush, this in-1
' itant!"
"Then make Jiilc jjivo me my pincushion..
| She's got it in her pocket."
"It's no such tiling; I havn't," retorted i
J ulin.
"You have, T say."
*'I t?*li you I havn't !"
' Will y??u hush?" The face of Mrs.
. Lvon was fierv r? ? 1 ; and she stamped upon
the floor, as she spoke.
"I want my piuci:?hion. Make Julcgivei
me my pincushion."
Irritated, ln-yond control, Mrs. Lvon
caught Julia by ihe arm; and thrusting
| her hand into her pocket, drew out a thimble,
a piece of lace, and a penknife."
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I i mm you ii, wasn t mere I CouMnt I
| you believe m<* ?"
| This impertinence was more than tln.'l
; mother could bear; ami, :u-tin^r from her in- J
i dignatit impulses. sh? boxed the cars of Ju|
li:i, soundly : conscious, at the same time,
! that Eiuilv was chiefly to blame for all this
| trouble. by a wrong accusation of her sister;
I .she turned upon her, also, administering an I
' equal punishment. Frightened hv all this,!
| the younger children, whose incessant noise.!
I for the la->t hour, had contributed to!
the overthrow of their mother's temper.,
| became suddenly quiet, and skulked awavi
; into cornets? and the baby, that was sealed J
on the floor, between two pillows, curved her'
quivering lips, ami glanced fearfully up at
the distorted face in which she had been
I used to see the love light that made her
j IK'UVCII.
A deep quiet followed this lmrst of p:i?-1
sioti; like the hush which succeeds tlu*
I storm. A Ins, for the evil traces that were
N-ft behind ! Alas, for tlie repulsive image
I of that mother, daguerreotyped in an in|
stant, on the memory of her children, and
never to he effaced. I low many, many i
times, in after years, will not a si?li heave I
their hosom, as that painful reflection looks
out upon them from amid the deJirer remembrances
of childhood.
A woman of good impulses, hut with
scarcely any self-control, was Mrs. Lyon.
| Site loved her children, and desired their
! good. That they shewed but little forhear,
ance, one with tin* other, manifested so little
j fraternal aflect ion, grieved her deeply.
| 4 My whole life is made unhappy by it!"]
she would often say. "What is to be done?
j It is dreadful to think of a family growing
: up in discord and disunion. Sister at vari|
ance with sister; and brother lifting his hand
i aurainst brother."
As was usual aflcr an ebullition of passion,
Mrs. Lyon, deeply depressed in spirits,
las well as discouraged, retired from her
I family to grieve and weep. Lifting the
| frightened baby from the floor, she drew ils
head tenderly against lier bosom ; and leaving
the nursery, sought the quiet of her
>wu room. There, in repentance ami humiliation,
she recalled the stormy scene
through which she had just passed; and
blamed herself for yielding blindly to passion,
instead of meeting the trouble among
her children with a quiet discrimination.
To weeping, calmness succeeded. Still
she was perplexed in mind, as well as grieved
at her want of self control. What w,?s
to be done with her children ? IIow were
they to be governed aright? Painfully did
she feel her own unfitness for the task. By
this time the baby was asleep, and the mother
felt something of that tranquil peace that
every true mother knows, when a young
babe is slumbering on her bosom. A book
lay on a shelf, near where she was sitting,
and Mrs. Lyon, scarcely conscious of the
act, reached out her hand for the volume.
She opened it, without feeling any interest
in its contents ; but she had read only a few
sentences when this rernarl^ arrested her at
tcntion :
"All right government of children begins
with self-government."
Tlio words seemed written for her; and
tiie truth expressed whs elevated into perception.
She saw it in the clearest light;
and closed the honk, and bowed her head in
sad acknowledgment of her own errors.?
Thus, for some time, she had been sitting,
when the murmur of voices from below
grew more and more distinct, wd she was
soon aroused to the painful fact that, as usual,
when left alone, the children were wrangling
among themselves. Various noises, as
. of.pounding on, and throwing, about chair?,
ana other pieces of* furriitiire, -were.. heard;
and, at length, a loud scream, mingled with
angry vociwrauorm, smote upon lier ear*.'
[flilignrttipo RwelJ^nl instantly in the heart
, 6( Mrs; Lyon; hurriedly'^cing tho-aleoping
batW'm Jts crib, she started for the scene
of disorder,' moved by an irti^ne to punish
severely the young rebels against all authority
; and wan half way down the stairs,
when her feet wore cheekod by a recti a mbranee
of the sentiment?"AJ1 right govern4
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tnent of children begins with self-government."
"Will anger subdue nngcr? When
f-torm meets storm, 13 the tempest stilled ?"
I These were the Questions asked of hersi-lf
almost involuntarily. "This is no spirit in
f-4vliich to meet my children. It never has,
! never will enforce order and obedience,"
j she added, an she stood upon the stail's,
struggling with herself, and striving for the
j victory. From the nursery came uder
sounds of disorder. How weak the motlijer
fel\! Yet, in this very weakness was
| strong!h.
' 1 must not stand idly here," she said, as
i a sharper cry of anger smote her ears; and
! so she moved on quickly, and opening the
nursery door,stood revealed to her children.
Julia had just raised her hand to strike Emily,
who stood confronting her with a fiery
taco. Both were a little startled at their
mother's sudden appearance; and both, ex-1
jjucum; inc siorm uiai usually came at such
times, began to assume tlio defiant,stubborn
air, with wliicli her intemperate reproofs
were always met.
A few momenta did Mrs. Lyon stand
looking at her children?grief, not anger,
upon her pale countenance. How still all
became. What a look of wonder came
gradually into the children's faces, ns they
glanced one at the other. Something ofj
shame, was next visible. And now tile
mother was conscious of a now power over
the young rebels of her household.
. "Kmily," said she, speakincr mildly, yet
with a touch of sorrow in her voice that
[she could not subdue, "I wish you would
go up into my room and sit with Mary
I while she sleeps."
Without a sign of opposition, or even reluctance,
Emily went quietly from the nursery,
in obedience to her mother's desire."
' This room is very much in disorder,
.1 ulia."
Manv times had Mrs. Lyon said, under'
liki* I'ilVlllllstSltlfl.S "Will- //..?'/
' " "J JI'"11
'lungs to fields?" or 4,I never saw such
girls!" It'all tlie room was topsyturvy,
and ihelloor an inch thick with dirt, you'd
never turnover a hanil to put things in order!"
or "(Jo Mini get the broom. this minute,
a:ul sweep up I ho room. You're .the
laziest girl that ever lived !" Many, many
times, as we have saiil, had such language
been addressed by Mrs. Lyon, under like
j circumstances, to Julia and her sisters,
without producing anything belter than a
grumbling, partial excecution of her wishes.
1 jut now, the mild intimation thatthe room
was in disorder, produced all the effects desired.
Julia wont quickly about the work
of restoring things to their right places, and
in a little while, order was apparent where
confusion reigned before. Little Tommy,
wlifvsi* lnvn *"? * Imimn/* !?**? %*????
annoyance to hi* mother, had cciiwd his
>1 in <>n her sudden appearance, nnd, for :i
! few moments, stood in expectation of a boxj
ed car; for a time lie was puzzled to understand
the new aspect of affairs. Finding;
that he was not under the ban, as usual, he
commenced slapping a stick over the top of
| an old table, making a most oar-piereing
noise. Instantly Julia said, in a low voice,
I to him?
! "Don't, Tommy,?don't do that. You
know it m ikes mother's head ache."
"Does it make your head ache, mother ?"
| asked ilio child, curiously, and with a pitying
tone in his voiec, as he came creeping
np to Ilia mother's aide, and looking at her
as if in doubt whether he would be repulsed
I or not.
'Some times it -does,'my son," replied Mrs.
Lyon kindly ; "and it is always unpleasant.
Won't you try to play without making eo
much noise ?" r
"Yes, inotlier, I'll try;" answered the little
fellow, cheerfully. "But I'll forget sometimes."
.
lie looked earnestly at his mother as if
something more was in his thoughts.
"Well, dear, what else?" said 6he encouragingly.
"When I forget, you'll tell me; won't
you ?"
"Yes, love."
"And then I'll stop. "But don't scold mc
mother for then I can't stop."
Mrs. Lyon's heart was touched. She
caught her breatlf, and bent her faco down,
to conceal its expression, until it rested on
the silken iiair of the child.
"Be a pood hoy, Tommy, and mother will
never scold you, any more;" she murmured
gently in his ear.
His arm stole upwards, and as they were
twined closely about her neck, ho pressed
his lips tightly against her cheek?thus
sealing his part of the contract with a kiss.
How sweet to tho .mother's taste, were
these first fruits of .self-control. In the effort
to govern herfelf, what a power had
she acquired. In stilling the tejrapest of
passion in her own besom, she bad poured
tlm nil nf nntU'A t\vfr llu>?tnnnAatlA/l I</? )>
-- r1 ... ?v?)f.
of hefccluldwri. '
Only first fruits were thesfc. . In allVher
after days did that m ether strive with * lierwjlf,
ere site entered into a contest with the
inherited evifs of her children&aad jtfct
so Dff as she was able Jo overcome evil in
herwlfy was she nble overoofne evil "in
them. Often, very, often, did shff
into old Mates; nnd oftg.p, very often; wJta
sfclf-resintAuce only a njjjfo, effortf but jbh'e
fedble.influet?oe for good (diat flowed from
fcer *o*d? orpetioiri, wheofwrthis wmks
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warned her of error, and prompted a more
vigorous self-control. Need it be said, that
she had an abundant reward ?
[From the Washington Sentinel.]
Congressional Oratorical Sport.
Early on Sunday morning the House of
Representatives, finding itself" without a quorum,
ordered a call, to procure a larger at
tendance or members. The doors were
closed, while the Sergeantnt-arms was darting,
half ntslccn, into hotels and boarding
houses, for the purpose of informing snoozing
absentees that their pressncc at tho Ilall
was demmanded. There was no quorum,
and of course, no proposition could be legitimately
entertained by the House; but
to relieve the tedium, the occupant of the
chair (Mr. Ilibbard) permitted tho members
to indulge in a little sport, of which the following
will serve as an example, written
from our rough notes, taken at the time, to
serve, in the absence of matters of more
interest, for a future local item.
Mr. Breckinridge reminded the members
that three hours had elapsed since the main
question was ondcred on the Know-nothing
bill?namely to prevent the importation of
rAi.nUn n:.. i ?1 * --
UI vigil Vil minim:-, j/?nijn.-in, iiiu uillin UUU IMC I
insane.
Mr. Letcher, (loudly.) Would it not be
in order to have a general debate on it now ?
(Laughter, so loiil as to wake from their
naps sev eral gentlemen asleep with their
heads resting on their desk*.)
The Chair (arousing himself from the
doze into which he had fallen.) I think not.
Mr. Mike Walsh, (standing in the area
fronting the Clerk's desk.) I want to know,
sir, whether it would be in order to have
whiskey punches brought in ? (Laughter.)
The Chair, (seriously,) I have no more
discretion over the subject than the gentleman.
Mr. Fuller. I have, with much labor, prepared
a speech on the navigation laws, which
I ask leave to have printed. [A voice:
i/PI I ir ii - ni ..ii* h
?ut5 auvciai icuuwb ' nail si'us over
II a ! lm !]
Mr. Wcntwortli, of Illinois. Read your
speech. It' it's good, I'll agree; it' not, 1
won't.
Mr. Fuller. If you can't take it on trust,
I don't care.
Mr. Wcntwortli. Well, I'll take it on
trust. I don't object. [A voice: "I'rint
your speech, Fuller."J
Mr. Chandler. A\ eVe got the door tied,
sir, and therefore can't get refreshments.
Mr. Pratt. I want to know whether it would
be in order to direct the servants to bring in
breakfast !
A Voice. "Send Pratt a biscuit." Ha!
ha!
Mr. Pratt. I'm hungry. [Many voices,
in succession: "So am 1."]
Mr. Florence, [laboring under severe
noarsi'iiess.j nave gem lumen lorgotten that
this is the Sabbath day ? [A voice : "Let's
have a sermon, Colonel."]
Cries of "Order, order."
Mr. Florence, (elevating his voice.) It is
said in the good Book that for every idle
word men speak they will have to give an
account in the day of judgment.
Mr. Wentworth, of Illinois. That's a
poor quotation.
Mr. Florence. But the sentiment's true.
Mr. Wentworth. Would it be in order
to move that General Sam Houston be elected
President of the United States? [Cries
of "Order," and "good," "good."] If so, I
make the motion. [Merriment]
Mr. Washburn, of Maine, [laughingly.]
I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. Benson. I call the teas and nays.
Mr. Knox. I move to take up the aged
widow's nnnr?nl."
The cliair said no notico could, at that
time, be taken of any such proposition.
(The "aged widow's appeal" was to the
members to pass Senate bill 444, lying on
the Speaker's table, for the relief of Nancy
D. Ilolkar, for flour and provisions furnished
the United States during the Revolutionary
war, by her husband, the Lion. John Holkar.
"She is now," the handbill stated, "over
ninoty years of age, and if the debt, which
stands upon the treasury books, is ever to be
paid, it should be now. Will not the House
take it up and pass it?")
Mr. Smith, of Tennessee, moved that the
House adjourn to the room of the Committee
on the Post Office and Post Roads,
(where, it was understood, refreshments had
benn nrenarcd^
( I /
Mr. Breckinridge said that, sometime ago,
the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Letchcr,)
who \vaa.8uch a "strict constructionist"JtliHt
he would not vote for anything that was
not perpendicular, (Inughter,) got an increase
of pension for one of bis constituents
who had his arm shot off at the elbow,-in
the military service of the United States.
If that was in order, he w|?hed to know
whether he could-Jdot procure an increase
of'penfiionJor-B boy of his (Mr. Breckinridge's)
dutrieW'W.hohad'hfo arm shot off at
A _ _1. I-lilir LaU1? T>
roe Bucjuiuer-joint, in uic umuu ui
Vista, and ? incapable of supporting bitn\Ve
might aa. well employ on? time in
risetOa question of order.
-*
sagi.dk ftfifr-i
Mr. Letcher, in rcplj o Mr. Breckinridge,
and in a similar vein of good humor, remarked
lie liad never introduced a bad bill,
and when he moved a yood one, it was sure
to go through, as the House had so much
confidence in his judgment and integrity.
Mr, lireckenridge. If it was meritorious
to procure the increase of a pension
for one of the gentleman's constituents,
who had liis arm shot away at the elbow, it
would certainly be meritorious for mo to got
an increase of pension for mv boy, who had
l.ii.- ...m IJ? /*? _ 1> >
...-. in oiiwi. iiviii hi.- auuiuuer. ^.ur. urecKinridge,
although in sport, spoke as if bo
were in earnest, and this contiibutcd to the
immor of the occasion.)
Mr. Florence. I will agree to that bill,
provided the gentleman will take up the
one for the relief of David Mierle, (who has
a claim for a hemp contract.) My friend
and myself were at daggers' points on the
Mierl* bill.
Mr. Breckinridge. (Apparently indignant.)
My one-armed constituent may starve
to death before I will consent to take up
that bill. (Renewed laughter.) > Mr.
Wentworth, of Illinois. I'll see Sam
Houston President before I consent. (Ha!
The running debate was here interrupted
by the announcement that the Sergant-atarms
had arrived, bringing with him a doz?>_
en or more members who had deserted their
scats for the- purpose of running to tlieir
lodging?, and ''fixing themselves for Sunday,"
to "take a nap," or to obtain ''something to
eat," as they severally declared when they
rendered their excuses.
The New Postage Law.
Every person being interested in the
amended act of the 3d of March, 1850, in
regard to postages, a synopsis will not bo
unaeeptable:
Under this law-all single letters mailed JjJr
for any distance not exceeding three thousand
miles are to pay three cents, and for * V
any distance exceeding three thousand miles ^ i
ten cents. &
Half an ounce in weight will constitute
a single letter; and double, treble, and quadruple
letters to be charged in the same proportion.
All letters must be prep lid. except' such ^
as are to or from a foreign country, or those
addressed to officers of the Government on
official business.
Tim law is to take effect from and after .
tln> ni.vt licnul ..IIOFlM
w.v.
After the first of January next the postmsisters
are to affix stamps upon all prepaid
letteis upon which none are placed by the
writers.
A registration of valuable letters is required
to be made upon the payment of
a fee of five cents in addition to the prepaid
postage, but the Goverment will not be re-'
sponsible for the lo:?s of any registered letter
or packet.
The franking privilege is to remain as
heretofore.
Selling postage stamps for a larger sum
than their marked value is to be punished
as misdemeanor.
The Railroad liior.?Various rumors
were in circulation yesterday, concerning
some disturbances on the North Eastern
Railroad line, about eighteen miles from the
city, in consequence of a collision between
two forces of workmen. A band lately employed
had agreed on a strike for higher
wages, which not being accorded, they unii.
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iuu, iinu uy viuiciitc iuiu iJii'iiui'vai jnuvuijitu
t-he progress of others who were engaged
for the work.
Our sherifT accompanied by several gentlemen
started for the scene of the dificulty
yesterday afternoon, and it isr hoped tho influence
and exertions of the party may
effect an adjustment without detriment to
the work or verious violation of the public
peace. We refrain at present from attcmpting
to give particulars as rumors are; varied
and contradictory.?Ch. Cour. 9th.
The following account of a Chineso funeral
ceremony is given in a California parvnii
no 4 l.sv
|'v;? uo uaii^|Hi oil iiic ut;i uaiuii ui iuu
recent steamboat boiler explosion :
"The Chinese ceremonies wero most interesting
to those who had never witnessed
their funeral rites. Their coffir.9, as wero
the others, were deposited alongside tho
graves, and large quantities of food provided j
for the occasion bcsida them.?Among
other articles was n^good sized shoat, cooked /.?*!
tfbole, and another wliich wjo^handsomely f
dressed. Jars of preserves, fellies, and the
choicest cakes a?j4 sweetmeats, were bountifully
provided ato satisfy tho wants of their
departed spfrita in their wanderings to
another world, Lighted tapers, candlerf and
matches abounded ih profusion, and were
liberally bestowed- .upon the departed Chinese
in other portidfrs of tho'graveyard." * i
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Si*, e a kino Grammatically.?"Snl," e*?
claiiped Ebeneser to liia deaHy--beloved,
when he arrived itfcCothain with' his bride,
on a wedding tour, 'uSal, glttortyer Sundaygo-to-meetin'
dressings and things, and let'a
take a perpendicular . promenado round the
p^jnncta of the prf^i|iaJity,w ; J
"Wetted," reprod the (air one, "I'll do
if, pnd nc^Tiiig shorter. Bpt can't ybn satr *
vpar *f^r^nhotft talking>grammar and coh
lege.edifi^ation ? If voa waplr me to take a
slather round, mid tuke a tm(< wUJryou, why
la eaHfd' *nO?py eo f
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