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Our National Capital is rather a liacknii <J theme, but I love it for its glorious and hallowed name, and I value it fo.- my country's sake, and therefore proced to indite Kmielhing of it in the descriptive and hisrfiin /tvn/y>fi>inr trx anu tiffin Twifliimr .w.wv..., W -"J v. o j new, (for "there is nothing new under the but rather to luduige 5u the iteration of the (iirice-toU tale. .Washiugton City, the Capital of the Umted States of America, is situated on the Eastern side of the 1'otoiriae, in that portion of the originnl ten miles square, or District of Columbia, ceded by the State of Maryland to the Uunited States, Virginia having made up the complement by the cession of a portion of her territory, which was, a few years since, retrocedcd to her, and is now again embraced within the limits of the M_)ld Dominion." Its place on the map of the world is N. latitude 38 dog. 52 min. 45 sec., and \Y. longitude 76 di-g. 53 niin. 30 see. from Greenwich, or 19 d??g. 20 min. frdin Paris. Its distance from Baltimore is 40 miles S. AV., with which place it is connected by a branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 38 or 40 miles in length ; from . Philadelphia, 137 miles S. S. W. ; from New York, 224 miles S. W.; from Boston, 459 miles S. W.; from St. I.ouis, 850 miles E. by S., and from Ne\v Orleans, i ont miLr w *i? . r.-n..* ii.rt a iior,.:.. o,.nnn 111uv.0 11 xa* t ii vui *i.iiiiiiuu j via the Potomac River and Cliesapek Bay, it is distant about 290 miles. Its location as one of mueli natural beauty, greatly enhanced by art, as well sis by the Potomac River and the Anacosta, or Eastern Branch, at the juuetion of which streams it stands, .and from which it derives great commercial facilities and advantages. The extent of the city is about 4 1-2 miles fiom N. W. to S. E., and about 2 1-2 miles from K. to: S. W.?its entire area being 3,010 acres, witji a circumference ol 14 miles. Occupying an undulating site of hill and dale, encompassed by forest-crow nod bills, it pre-! sqDts a diversified prospect of picturesque scenery; and the adjacent elevations, comjnanding fine views of town and country, wnd of the broad bosom and gentle meandarings of the Potomac, invito to the erection of the frequent villa or elegant j rivate 'residence. The streets run N. and S. and R'and W., intersecting one another at right angles, and vary in width from 70 to 100 'feet, and are numbered and named 1st, 2d, '3d, and so on, when running from N. to S., and aredesignated alphabetically, as A street, B street. C street. <fcc- when runninc from E.'to W. The 6quares are cut and traversed diagonally by spacious avenues from 130 to 100 feet wide, bearing tbe names of the different States of tbe Union. Conspicuous and cbief among these great tlioroughffares ? Pennsylvania Avenue, so named in Ihonor -of the (Keystone State?the Key?fttqne of tbe Federal arch?which, I trust, twill ever continue to bind that arch indisrsolubly together. Tt runs from the Capitol ' to"tbe'Prfi#ident'8 House, and is one ot the jioJMett *nd!.nipst elegant thoroughfares io fiho world. Of these avenues, five radiate .frotortbe1 Capitol as their centre, and five if ? it., T? ii ..cc i! Si ' HiniiDiuii 111115 HUUIUIUg to tfieseprominent places tlio readiest cominMDicalion with every part of the city. ?*JI)e City," says "Appleton's U. S. 'jtffpgjiqrs'. Guide," "is laid on a plan of gce^.ffragnitcide; and will, if the design of jits .founders be carried out, and their anticipations realized, be,at once a magnificent memokw ofthc great taan from whom it is named,.qnd a,city, the gigantic proportions > ' of vcUioti -shall harmonize with the powers an^.tatant.pf the mighty republic of whiyh it VUfibo;the canitaT. The ground on which ' t.hJe/cjty U 'bujJt.,')M8:.qu eltfya^ion, for the abt>ve the level of *$qt,far from./the ba?e of the capitol, jyns through tho city a small tribu* tary of tlic I'otomac, originally called j i Goose-Creek, but subsequently rather loo * ambitiously dubbed tlio Tiber, as if assimi- | lated, in some occult particular, to the ycl- J low Tiber of republican, and afterwards of < Imperial Rome. Much ridicule attended t this attempt to ape Capitoline Rome, and ? tlie new name has, I believe, fallen into desuetilde, and is now only among the things that < were. 1 Tlic act of Congress locating our national < capital at Washington was passed and rati- < fied on the lGtli July, 1790, but it was t therein provided that the seat of govern- i ment, then being Philadelphia, should not 1 be changed till 1800, in order that iu the s intermediate time suitable legislative and t I executive buildings might l?e constructed, i The removal from Philadelphia to W.-ish- < itiglon took placc, according to the act of ' Congress, in 1800. This location of the 1 capital was made at the suggestion of Gen. t Washington ; the embryo city received the t baptismal name of "Washington," as the * just and fitting tribute to the father of our t country and the founder of our llepubli?\ t The corner stone of the District of CVIiun- ' bin was laid on the loth April, 1791, and s that of the capitol, by President Washing- si toil, on the 18th September, 179.1. Major f L'Enfant and Mr. Edlicott were the arehi- v teds, by whom the design of the city was c planned, and the streets laid out, in the 1 present eligible mode. The ground on which the city stands, together with'what t ic nstii* 4 iu> rjtct iiiit i r.r I .1 ?? ??1 ?? ? ..v?. bfv ivoi VI till? r/iou iv.o v? vuntjniMii, l< including the city of Georgetown, was ceded tl to tlie United States by Maryland, on the ii 22d December, 1.788. ii The cnpitol of the United States crowns si a central eminence, in the plan of the city, 11 called Capitol Ilill, 87 feet above tide wa- si ter in the Potomac, and commands a most li extensive and varied view of land and river o scenery, embracing the cities of Washing- tl ton, Georgetown and Alexandria, and the si Icr'ile fields and forest clad hills of the ad jacenl portions of Maryland and Virginia, e separated l?v the intervening l'otomac. The \ original building, directly in front of it, on o the Virginia side of the Potomac, distant v about three miles or more, and 200 feet tl above the river, is Arlil'Cton House, the C elegant country seat and residence of the e venerable George Washington Park Cus- b tis, was commenced in 1793, and the work ii was carried on, under various architects, o (Messrs. Ilallet, lladfield, lloban and Latrobe,) until it was suspended by the war of ? 1812, and the building burned by an in- t| cendiary foe, during the capture and occu- rj pation of the city by the British artny, near rj the close of the war. Its reconstruction ]j was soon after commenced and completed ; p and it is now in the process of enlargement, o by the addition of two elegant and spacious l, wings, which are to contain, when finished, t| tlio Uepresentative Hall and Senate Chain- n ber, in substitution for the present legisla- ti live chambers. The capitol grounds, en- 0 closed within the iron railing, contain HO sj acres; the length of the foot walk, outside S| of tlio railing, exceeds a mile ; the area oc- w cupied by the edifice, is one acre and a half, n ami 1820 feet ; the length of the front is j; 35 1-2 feet, depth of wing 121 1-2 feet; b eastern projection and steps 05 feut ; west- J, ern projection and steps 83 f.>et; altitude of v, wings to top of balustrade YOfeet; height to summit of centre dome 145 feet ; height n of present Senate Chamber 42 feet, and fll length 74 feet ; height of present Representative Ilall CO feet, and length 95 feet; hei<?th of the rrrfnt r-ontrid Rotmnlii ?n ?! #. P coininencent of the small curve 06 feet, and * to the sky-light 122 1-2 feet deep ; <liame- Is tcr of tliu Rotunda 00 feet. It is oncom- * passed by a balustrade of stone, and enno- ^ pied or covered with an immense and lofiv ! dome, (now undergoing repairer reconstrue- 11 tion,) in the centre, andn llatdomo on each f _ rr?i - - - wing. me projection on tne east or main I" front is adorned with a spendid portico of c, 22 Corinthian columns, and a portico of ten columns, in the same style, adorns the west-! .v ern projection. The building is constructed of white marble, nnd its architecture is r. of the corinthian order?and I can s:iy, to a certain extent from personal experience in Europe, that, in ample proportions, in architectural style and execution, and in both r external nnd internal embellishments and 6 conveniences, it is fully equal, and, I think, superior to any Senate house in the world. I ? The cost of the entire cdifice wns nonrlu!11 $2,000,000. Spacious and commodious 83 ^ it id, in its original dimension?, the present massive structure, as already intimated, P is in process of enlargement and improve- ,! meut. Two now wing*, in place of those 1 now oeeUnied bv th? nnrt ITai.oi. 1 "?I- ,r-f Representatives, are ih progress and near completion, each 238 by 140 feet in di- c tnensione, ao.ihat, when finished, the area c of the whole structure will embrace more * than four acres. 8 The building present* eastern and West- 1 em fronts each, with fine and spacious * lawns or grounds, .the western lawn being t elegantly terraced and carpeted with ver- ? dure, and provided and adorned with walks, ( iron settees, trees,, shrubbery and flowers, ' and also with fountains supplied with numerous and perpetually multiplied gold fish ' ?whieh the youri&er visitors amuse them- < selves by feeding with crumbs of bread ' and other pfsqtory edibles. ' I "The exterior, aaya the Washington > Guide Book, "presents, as Ha first story, a 1 usticated basement, and two other stories ire comprised in a Corinthian elevation of >ilasters and columns. The columns are JO feet high, and form a portico on th< astern front of 1G0 feet round, crowned in he centre by a tympanum, embellished witl i group of .statuary, by John Quincy Ad mis, when President of the United States md offered by him after forty designs hail jeen rejected, 'l'he Genius of America, r :olossal figure, holds in her right hand an jval shield, resting lightly on a slender al ar, on the front of which is an oaken ivreath in has relief, with the words "July 4 [V7C," within it. Behind her stands si ipear, with a star over her head, which ii uriK-d towards Hope, who gazes on hei ivith smiling animation, with hor left arm >n an anchor, lifts her right exultingly, ami us though predicting the glory of the re ntblic. The Genius points with one hand o her shield and spear, and with the other o Justice, who, with eyes raised to Ilea 'en, holds in her right liand the Constitn ion of the United States, and in her left he evee poised scales of her office ; wear ng neither bandage nor sword, to show that he is clear sighted, respecting the rights ol ill. An eagle of great beauty, is at the L*ct of the genius, its head raised and it? k ings partly expanded, as if ready for her omtnatld. This rrrmin nvirf.n(n/1 I... Vr.-ico." I omitted to state in tlic proper place 11at the object of the two additional wings a the Capitol is two-fold : First, to furnish bo Senate, now "cabin'd, cribb'd, confin'd," ii a small and inconvenient apartment, liavig a mere apology of a gallery for an outide auditory, with a suitable chamber, finishing ample verge and scope for themelves, and for their visitors and auditors of oth sexes : Second, to furnish the House f Representatives with a hall, exempt from lie echo, which now renders the House a rerie of "confusion worse confounded." The plan adopted for this addition to and ulargcnient of the Capitol, is that of Mr. Valter, of Philadelphia, and the cornerstone f the Southern extension, or new Southern ing, was laid, on the 4th July, 1851, in :ie presence of President Fillmore and his Cabinet, and of an imposing military and ivic array. The masonic implements used y Washington, at the laying of the origial Capitol, were again put in requisition 11 this occasion. The Library of the Capitol was a room inety-two feet long, thirty-four wide and lirty-six high, with alcoves and two galleies, running its whole length. It was en iched with President Jefferson's valuable brary, of about seven thousand volumes, urcluised by Congress in 1815, for ?25,00, as the basis of a new collection o( ooks, after the burning and destruction of >e Capitol, by the British, in 1814; and uuicrous additions were made to it, from me to time, till it reached the large figure f about fifty thousand rolumes. A conddrablc portion of these books was dejoyed by fire in December, 1832, since bich lime, the library room has been relodclcd and improved, so as to render it re-proof, and a Inrge number of books has eon purchased, so tliat the Congressional .ibrnry is now more extensive and more aluable than ever. l copy the fallowing description ot the ew Library ltoom, and of its arrangements nd decorations : "The whole work, to the most minute art, is iron ; and yet so splendidly is it aintcd and gilded, so elaborate and finlied are the ornaments, that you can scarcer credit the fact. The ceiling, composed f immense iron plates, looking like massy locks of brown marble panel work, is arstically construeted, so as to combine Lrength and beauty, in the most perfect aimony. It is the only entire ceiling on arth. Running through the centre is the ky-light, which is elegantly ornamented ,ith a cluster or stars, numbering some undreds, <fcc. Next arc two long gallcicP, (all iron) the pillars, the lattice-work, lie balustrade, tlio trusses, the scrolls, the oors, the shelves, the alcoves nnd the steps. "The books arc well arranged, and evey attention is paid to those who may deire to avail themselves of its advantages. "The library is open daily, Sundays exepted, during the Session of Congress, romnine'to three, and ill tlio absence of * m: .1 ' i i ,ongrcss, on luesuayx, xiiursaays ana iaturdays, during the sartie hours. The irivilege of taking books from the library i restricted to members of CotVgress, and lie higher officers of the General Governnent." In the basement of the old North wing >f tire Capitol is the Supreme Court Room >f the U nited States, where Jay, Ellsworth', darshail and Taney have successively preide?h$ 'Chief Justices, and where Wra. 5inkr^jr; Wi<tf. Webster and Legare, ^ud lume^ous other Jurists arid oruaments of he fcgal profession, were wont to instruct ala/il mTif lliAt* - * **' ' ILA imt iuu oiwuiij ?utui nuuuurv witu mo pw ouridost efforts of le#?l learning and the iob!est jurats of forensic qlpquoOco. I hare no far exo^eJedmy intended lirots, that I must here curb my epistolary acbeihet scribcndijnnd reserve id j descrip:ion of tJ>0,Reme8entaUvte hAd Senate Ct>am; ^"s w* of jWp^atinfiw, . ttemm, ???3 Other descriptions oftjie ?apitoJ,Jtfgewei with tome account of the t oilier' public i buildings and institution!) of tbe Capitolinc cit\', for inv next missive. ? September. j September utrewB tlio woodland o'er , With innny ft brilliant color ; The world is brighter tlinn before? Whv should our hearts be duller? | Sorrow nnd the scarlet leaf, i Sad thoughts and sunny weather ; I Ah me! this glory and this grief Agree not well together. This in not the parting season ; this The time when friends are flying ; And lovers now, with innny a kiss, Their long farewells nre sighing, Why in earth so gaily dressed ? | This pomp that Autumu benieth A funeral seems, where every guest n. urtuai garment weari-m. Knell ono of us pcrvliancc may here, On Hotno blue morn hereafter, lleturn to view the gaudy year, , Hut. not witb boyish laughter. "Wo Hliall then be wrinkleil men, Our brows with silver laden ; f And thou this glen limy seek again? Hut never more a maiden ! Nature, perhaps, foresees that Spring Will touch her teeming bosom, And that a few brief months will bring The bee, the bird, the blossom. Ah I those forcstn don't know? Or would less brightly wither? The virgin that lulornn thein so Will never more come hither. Young America in Society. American society, at least in our cities, , is becoming both silly and stupid. "Young America" reigns paramount in it. Boys, who but yesterday were being Hogged tor false Latin, and ladies who have just escaped from pin afores and bread and butter, take 011 themselves all the airs of grown up people, actually thrusting their parents aside, and assuming the entire control of the amusements. At most parties the tone is given by comparative children. Conceited youngsters, on whose chin the down has scarcely begun to appear, strut I. -i !- I !--! -- - auuuL in mgii sniri collars, short, tailed coats, deep cliffy, and tight pantaloons, take tlic head of cotillions, as if by right of precedence ; affect to he a blaze as a noble of the ancient regime, antl annoy women, old enough to be their mothers and with more sense in a finger than tlieso little monkeys have in all their bodies, with ridiculous compliments, absurd criticism on music, or slang intended for wit. I j,uue iin^sg.x, aiso. wiui uare shoulders, I bare arms, and minds more bare than either, look conteuoptously around and express their imperial wonder that the hostess should be so stupid as to invite so many married ladies, j In American society it is, at present, the day of small thing*. The conversation at the social assemblies i is what might be expected from the characj ter of those who control them. It is as flat ! as stale beer, and as insipid as skim milk. The little girls giggle, and the little boys iook solemn ; me loriner smooth down their dresses, ar.d the latter pull up their collars, but with this difference they behnvo much alike. At the supper table they push forward into tho most prominent places, help themselves fust, scatter terrapin, cream and jellies indiscriminately over the dressesof such married ladies as happen to be in their way; drink what they elegantly call "lots" of ehamnairne. and keen tin mic.Ii an infwaannt i o ' i -y ? """ chattering, and laughing, lhat nobody, as the phrase goo.?, "can hear their own enrs." It would be fortunate, however, if "Young America" confined its presumptousness to [>arties. But the lady who has opened her iouso is subjected, for days afterwards, to tho morning visitors of boys seeking to play the fine gentleman, who talk lo her in a style silly and half impudent, treating her as if she was unmarried ; arid tLis, though they were not invited to her ball; perhaps but one camo with some female guest, and though they know or ought to' ktiow that the mother of a family, in America has something better to do of morn-, ings thnn to listen to the empty talk of idle young fools. Yet it must be confessed, this sovereignty of "Young America" is partly thd fault of grown up people. Married women too generally subside into' household drudges; neglect tho cultivation of mind and manners; and by abdicating their true position in Bocietv make wnv for ihn usumntinn of misses and roasters that "polk." We do not advocate the disregard of domestic duties, . But we contend that their fulfilment is quite compatible with a proper decree of social recileation, nnd (bat, indeed a wife nnd mother is healthier,,in body and for occasional relaxation in society. ' Moreover, as a general rule, women do not |yS fotbink till t||'eyare married. J A man of sense finds the conversation of a raff, gir> insufferably stupid, for it has lost the paivoto of childhood, without) the solid i character of experience in life ;-,abd:idl6lligent women complain continually of thfe ' annoyance of haviog to talk- to (JortteUed < boys. Why. do not tbo real beadaV soci[ ety, therefore, assert-Jhefo-supremaoy, and I by ftrUrogf do wo'thenreigrr of tbe 'Maztorlft, II tie Polka, and tlxfcir lobtyjptant MYouft? % - . - ul~ lAmerican," restore tosociety a higher tone? Tlie informed, the intelligent, and tho really well bred, who now avoid what is called j society, would then return to it, and a party would then become a place of rational amusement. But while "Young America" -I keeps the head, tho heels will carry it "all hollow" against the head. 1 [From tlio Charleston Mercury.J 4 In Nile's Weekly Register of August 22, , 1812, is tho following notice. As it relates ] to persons, some of whom I have known, and occurred in a district of which I atn a 1 native, it affords me a pleasure to resuscitate it, and bring it more immediately to ? the knowledge of the present generation. The times in which we live nr? stirrinnr ami eventful, and it may not bo amiss to try and illustrate the actions of men now, by pointing to such signal instances of pa- ' triotism in the past: ] "Femalo Patriotism. "Mrs. Mary Pruitt, wife of Mr. John Pruilt, of Abbeville District, is the mother of sixteen children?fourteen sons nnd two daughters. Eight of the sons are on the muster roll, the eldest of whom commnnds a Company in the 1st Regiment of the Militia of the State. Several of these children are well settled, and live comfortably on their own farms. "Mr. John Pruitt, tho father, is an independent farmer, clear of debt, and enjoys ease and plenty amid tho smiles of his family and the good will and esteem of his neighbors. "Lieut. James IMack was recruiting in tho noiffWinrlinml U. T>?? ? . & mi. LiuiLi, nnn ilie * seven ill and eighth sons, warmed by the ' sacred love of country, and glowing with ) patriotic zeal, evinced a disposition to enlist. ( Mr. Prnitt, though a revolutionary soldier, s and having at heart the honor and interest t of his country, gave way to paternal nffec- v tion, and hesitated about yielding his assent I that the sons might enter the army ; but. ) determined not to exorcise his authority to <*' prevent them, he sent Mrs. I'ruitt. his wif<-, " I to the place of rendezvous t<? n<... K.? 1 ? ence on tlio occasion. i I uTlie mu-ic commenced, and its inll?iv.i.<r<- i on the son* was so visible to the mother tii; t a she abandoned all opposition, and iinuu-di- a ately addressed them as follows : 'My chil- r droit, I will not say ono word nor shed one s tear to oppose your wishes?go and serve I your country like men.' The boys took the f bounty, and the went home for their clotlics. tl When ahout to leave them she spoke to o them as follows : 'My sons, do not shed a | e A 1 T ? - ^ u-ar ana 1 win not shed one?(io, in God's T name ; and if you fall in your country's z> cause I will not regret it. Be virtuous, faith- tl ful, and honest, nnd my fears are at an end.' ' This conduct is worthy of imitation, and cannot be t?>o much admired and praised in si the present crisis. Tho heroic firmness and ? public virtue of the Spartan females is a- I. gain realized in our day and country. Lot p those who think lightly of semnle virtue G and patriotism, read this and blush for (, shame. In the Revolutionary War our > females acouitted themsplvoa tvnll 0...1 o,. ? , "? ? =? L will their daughters of the present day. h Anti-Monarchist" i On the same page of Nile's Register, t< of the tame date, August 22, 1812, very t< soon after the declaration of war against c Great Britain, is a notice of a patriotic meeting of some of the most influential and dis- F tinguished sons of Pendleton District, held ti for tho purpose of sustaining the action of p the Government; and at pago 417 of the 1< same vol. (2) of Nilo'a Register, is an r< address of the House of Representatives to c the people of Massachusetts. c< ?v mi your permission, Messrs. Editors, a I will make the Pendleton meeting, and b the address of the House of Representa- it lives of the Legislature of Massachusetts to the people of that State, the subject of another communication for your piiper ; and, t| it may be, add something to tho testimony already elicited in recent Concrreasional dis- ?, cussious, as to the tone of feeling that pervaded the States of South .Carolina and n Massachusetts, and influenced the action of e| her sous "in times that tried men's souls." e Hancock. n . ? The Irish Highwayman. Not many years ago, an Irishman, whose finances did not keep, pace with tho de- . mands made on his pockets,, and. whose scorn of honest labor was imminently unfavorable to their being filled legitimately, ?i ' " ;i * vununcu an uiu piBbOl ODB aaj WlieQ pOVerty had driven him to extremity,and took t( the highway most convenient where he was likely lo find a heavy purap. ^ j A jolly old farmer cam?. jogging alotfg, ' and he put hini down instantly as a party ? who ppetpseed tfipfce' reauijHtes - he bo much ' stood in need of Inm^eK.^, Presenting his J pistol, ho com matnfed ihe farmer to"staud and'deliver.^ \ >i'nnu r? ... TSp poor fellow forked over, soma fifty dollar#,; tort, flying P*t.^meirfcat.'".of a, greenhorn, begged a five, to ^Ite him. home, t< a distance of. aWu t.' ** * fPglim <Wlw wo?nd yon be airier giving for it! 1 ?. w / . n???????e??p?????p "l will give you tho five dollar bill for it." "Done?and dono's enough between two gentlemen. Down with the dust, and hore'i the tool for you." The bargain was made by iinmtxfiata transfer. The moment the farmer got tho weapon lie ordered Pat to shell out, and pointing the pistol, threatened to blow his brains out if ho refused. l'at looked at him a moment with a :omicnl leer, and buttoning his breecbca Dockets, simp out? "Iilow away, ould boy ; devil take the bit of powder that's in It." Wo believe the old man never told the story but once, and tliat was by tho purest accident. Caricature of Fremont. We are indebted to some ono in Ne*r Vorkfora very interesting caricature of Fremont and bis party. The Colonel i? lrawn pretty well, standing in front of tho leads and leaders of tho different sections >f his followers. First nppcars Cuffee, id "nil rrvtfumo iviili !>""? 1 ' ? mules iiuu miu uoiar to his shirt swallowing his head, utterng the following words : "De population >b color comes in first ; arter datyou mar lo as you please." Next stands a Romish Priest, saying : "Wo look to you, sir, to dace the power of the Pope on a firm footng in this country." Then follows a wonan, with awful sharp face, long nose and )oiuted chin, speaking as follows : "Coloifl, I wish to invito you to the next neeting of our Free Love Association, vhcre tho shackles of marriage arc *^ot tolirated, and perfect freedom exists, .n love natters ; where you will be sure to enjoy rourself, for wo are all Freemounters" Jlose behind this woman, stands the par* onification of a vagabond, with a black vottle in his hand, saying : "An equal diifiion of property, that is what I go for/* I'he next figure in the scene is a bouncing oung lilooincr, with a whip in her hand tnd a gegnr in her mouth?demanding, First of all, the recognition of woman as lie equal of man, with a right to vote and lotil ..tlice.*' Then follows a grave, sedate ellow, saying : "Tl.<- first thing we want ts i law making t lie use of tobacco, lager, beer md animal food, a capital crime." In reily, the gallant Colonel answers : "You liall all have what you desire, and be sure hat the glorious principles of Popery, 'ourierism, Free Love, Woman's Rights, lie Maine Law, and above all, the equality f our colored brethren, shall bo maintaind, if I get into the Presidential Chair." 'Ilf* Ktivimor io o 1 ? ? ? ? 1?**' * ? ma .. akiiniuy iuumiijt nine dussy, and altogether the most respectable of le group.? Greenville Patriot. From Kanaas. St. Louis, Aug. 27?Kansas advices :ate that 2,500 men from Missouri would titer Knusas on the 22d. Four hundred of .ane's men were posted on the Kansas, liver to intercept all relief to Lecompton. 'Oil. Richardson at the head of a large ody of Territorial Militia had gone to the forth-western part of Kansas to intercept .nrioV i?aI A T * ** xxv i-<v-Aiiigu?ii, missoun,BT0 ur.dred men were under arms, and Got. 'lice expected orders from the President 3 teke the field. Gen. Smitli deciines insrfering with the Missourians while they onfine operation to Lane's forces. Chicago, August 28.?Advices from [ansas state that eighteen Missourians atickcd Tucker's Mission, and demanded ersons there to deliver up their horses aw) ?ave the Territory. The deiyand being iifnsed, the assailants were too weak to exoute their threats. The MissoufiariB were oncentratini* nt T^avonm/n-tli c ? ""'KV11' nd Kansas. QuakerCity had been Racked y the Georgians on Friday, but the mKat^ ants escaped. Some half-cduc-ated philosophers (says io New York Times) are gloating over 10 discovery, that cockroaches were npacto > destroy bed bugs, and are publishing the ict that the two, like the small pox mm} leasles, can't coexist. We have already a lack of letters from boarding-bosse keeprs, denying the alleged fact, but wo don't ublish them, because as they give names nu nutnners we suspect that Uiey are oolj droit puffs. The use ' of cockrowjke#, m 11 truly aviso pdopfe hrive known for y&Hi, ' i to flitvor finb old Burgundy with.Wabwnoton. afr.-r-In tho8?rite, Mr. Wcller'a bill w?f tabled by 2t , uii'V ttf 'txm n- . me nonse ngreeu to adjoors tine die > morrow, ftl 3 p. in., by I lO to 76. Mr. V'heeler moved to instruct the Committee n Way* and Means lo report a new AraijrV (ill without; the Kansas proviso, and mojred, previous question, which was tie casting vote of the Speaker Cpnpinit?cs were'then appointed.' ! ' !:" " ' ., ? !? >''?' bo* iw,>\ VF.RB8.?A teacher one dav ?ideav<We?l 0 mnko,^ pupil, uoderat^nd ,tr>ei>a4u^ arid # ppli<;$tiQU pf j^p^iy^KSlb. { .v.>m h.'?-Now, whatdid Peter do f 1 -IS* fy# fc? to* Jw>* ?rt* ta w