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-'- 7-- - - - 4L-- - . - - - - -7. , 7 7 --- - - -. - - --'. - - , - - r --I y *~ :. ---- - *.- -7. t o .-* 477 -777- *7.7-7- 7- ~- - - -~..7 h .:7 - (' we%*1 Wi h.euafthu~ wci 01W bet, ads if Citrtut ratifss Eferalli.ute ED EFIELD S."'."JANUARY 20, 1858.""""' - -OE . .... e7-u n77e.. 4na "YWgE NAME. Uv MISS X.&0GlZ- _ - HWT. prel urss xhoruroar o i are hurming it Amonqtbe.elover sweet, . It trembldsin thesouthern *ind That rippes o'er tlhe whit; It stealsito me through the p'easant songs, It bomes with bridal bells, And is as full of music as. In silver'letters on the sky, Away above the sea, The clouds so busk all the day,' Are braiding it-forni6. I seelt in.each dt-op of dew That like a diamond shines; The-iris writes'it through the rain, In many colored lines. It is the spell that makes the hours Run golden in the spring; -It's -in the notes I love sb well -To hear the wild bird sing. In star'ht and in summer flowers, It's -Whe same, the same; The mmic that my heart beats to, Is that enchanted name. THE WELL DIGGER-AN OWER-TRUE EATTAD. -11Y .oHN 0. SAXE. Com.isten-all while I relate SWhait rycently befell Uto a. farmer down'in :Maiiie, Whie digi ing of a well..: Pull marv a yard he duo aud delved, AndW he'dugin 'ain -Alak4-"!goth he; " e'en water seems Prohibafed in) aine !" * And still he ug and delved away, Aud.still the well was iry, - lie only water to be found *..s"" the farnierseye Fdr.b the-breaking of the bank,: That fuimbled from its. station, A-se hi~hope was dashed Aunna fast - ut4 ust.ie caved in, nn nedt be. Alk!hai brQa l'tekythduo'ht" Exelaimed this wicked man - o di, and this wretched 'Well "I'll hide me straight, and when my wife * And eke my neighbors know, What's happened to my digginig here, They'll thiuk that I'm below! "And so to save my precious life, They'll dig the yell, no doubt, E'en deeper than 'twas dug at first, Before they find ine out!" And so lie bid him in the barn Through all the hungry day, To bide the digging of his well In this deceitful way. DBut list what grief and shame befell This false, ungrateful iman, The while lie slyly watched to see The working of his plan; The neighbors all with one accordl Unto each other said: "With such a weight of eath abo~ve, 'rhe nian is surely dead." And then the wife, with pious care, All needless cost to save, Said-" since th'e Lord hath willed it so, E'en let it be his grave !' DUTCH COU1R.E. EY JAcK LE.iTIIliRLINt:s. 'Twvas a dreadful nighit. Dark clouds chased each other with frighitfi velocity through the murky Hecavetis. Vivid flashes of lightning, like threads of fire, Jung along the sky-.while the incessant peals of thunder, reverberating from hill to hill, caused the earth to shake and trem ble, and proclaimed that Heaven's Royal Artil lery was saluting its great- Chieftain. The rain descended in one0 unceasing torrent, and the .fierce wind howling through the trees made thenm sway and groan as though sensible of the blows given by the ruthless Storm King. 'f lie 'wouden houses in the ]Dutchi village of Skiddendamt tottered to their foundations; the green blinds were borne fromi their fastenings, and chimney tops swept away like chaff' bef')re the wind. Oh ! it was a fearful night. Aind old and young, together clung in horrid fright. Dutch supplications were uttered, and prayers escaped the lips of ninny whose hearts seemed .indurated against the intluence of religion. Hfans Vonderplankentamn lay tossinig on his pillow, Thoughts of his beloved Catherina, and her widowed mnot her, hbaniished sleep from his eyes. Unprotected in their little farm, and away from any assistance, what if a thiunderbolt should strike their house? What if the rob bers, who had laitterly catu-ed such alarm amongst the people of S'kidlderdam, should visit .themi on this disimal nighit ?-so well calculated .to screen rubbers i their predatory excursions. The thought disturbed lhin much. lia vain be tried to banish it. Already lie saw, in imag ination, the stealthy step of the robber approach ing his beloved Cathecrina's door, lie saw himii elimb in at the window, ie heard the shrieks of the unprotected woman, and I lanue Vonder phankentam rose and dhressed aind armed himself. and then resolved to go and shield the widlow .Hos:neehiayer and her daughter. Yalianit Von decrplankentaim. Few inideed daire venture forth Qn such a night, but love, with thee, was more potent than the wind or the rain or the thunder er the lightning. Hans wrapped himself up and peered f.,rth. It was as dark as jFrebus, save when the light ning flashed. Th le wind and rain. -mcreas-ed in fury: The road to th~e widow Ii's was almost imipusabhe. The wvater wvas kniee deep. Ihut what cared Hans Lendelr swami the IIelles poeut to meet his beloved hero; why shouldn't V~onderplanlkentami wade to his Catherinia? flans went boldly forth ; lhe was struck with weat the grandeur of the scene. Lightning jijuinated his way, and his step beat time to - the music of the thunder. With slow and by .. ..as caless step he proceeded on. and ar.. rived at last at the widow's house. The thun der ceased for a time, but the rain still came down in torrents. Hans knocked loudly at the gate, and cried out, "'Tis me, Vonderplanken tam; open!" but his summons was unheeded. All was silent; le tried to piercQe the darkness, but in vain.. Theh imagination set itself to work. Perhaps he was too late, and the robbers had already accomplished their designs.. Horrible1 thought'; "I will see," saia Hans, and he climbed over the fence. There was at the mo ment afiash of lightning follow d.instantly by a loud clap of thunder. The pce lighted up only for an instant, but in that instant Hans fhought he discovered, right beneath .Catheri witikthe thunder peal a woman's scream. Ile sprang into the garden. Flash after flash now fbllowed each other in rapid succession ; and Hans could plainly distinguish the figure of a man, facing the window with outstretched arms, as though supplicating his companion to hasten. It was the robber, and perhaps at that mo ment Catherina was struggling with his ruffian accomplice. The thought was maddening. What was to be done ? Delay may be fatal. Hans acted as a brave man would. Springing forward, before the robber could turn, he caught him by the throat and plunged a dagger in his breast. The robber fell without a groan. Not the slightest sound escaped his lips to warn his companion. This was fortunate. Rushing up to the door with bne vigorous kick he'sent it open. Scream after scream now rung on his ears. A few rapid steps brought him into the cham ber where the frightened women were.. With the dagger clutched tightly in hishand he sprang into the room, expecting to see the robber standing over the body of his murdered Cathe rina. A candle faintly burning on the mantle piece lighted up the room. le looked arouid. There was no robbers, but instead.the two wo men in dishabille, frighteped almost to- death, were clitsped in each others arms, shrieking frantically at the sight or his drawn dagger. Tt was sometime cre he, calmed them. He told them his motives incoming, his anxieties and fears, his dreadful rencontreowith the robber in the garden, and then after searchinig the house, even to the clothes boiler, and being sat isfied;-that no human besides themselves re ;mained therein, they besoughtto tike some rest, while he, like the flaming*word at the gate of Paradise, would prevent any from entering there. Thp widow and her daughter retired. but could not sleep. Thoughts of the murdered man would continually obtrude, and little rest visi ted their eyelids. All that long night Hans kept a vigilant watch, but.-none came to brave his wrmth. The morning came and with it the beautiful sun. But alas! no longer mty it shine for the poor unfortunate. robber. His sun on earth had set. Hans and the widow and Catherina walked ourifully forth to view the body. They ap proached the dead. A. nearer view and- the widow smiled, Catherina14ughing till'she was abo.wild.....Han.dkbdlhuab.for. Jietween. me anl yon he only killed a scarecrow. This is a fact. The widow bad brought it to the garden from the tiel, and Hans ntaturally enough mistook it for a robber. The act did not le-son him in Catherina's estimation, for she rea.soied to herself that it may have been a real robber, awl how good it, would be, in that case, to have so brave a man to defend her. Ilans said lie was willing to defend her always, so matters were settled, and linsand Kate were tied one unto the other. From the Boston Post, )ecember 2 . SPICY CORIiESPONDENCE-A TICE WIFE. We are assured by a friend who is personally cognizant of what he states, that the following pi(uant correspondence is genuine. A gentle man whose business calls him a good deal fron home, is accustomiedl to give the cutstody of1 his correspondence to his wife, an intelligent lady, who, ini obedience to instructions. opens all let ters that come in her husbanud's absenc ; ans-j wer such: of thenm as she can, like a confuldential clerk, and forwards the rest to lier liege lord at such places as. he may hav e designated at his (Ie parture. I)uring a recent absence of her hius hand, the h dy received a letter, of which the following (omitting names, dates and laces,) is a true copy : "My Dear Sir: I saw a fine picture of you veterday and fell in love with it, as I did with the original in W- list winter. when I saw~ you more~L thanm an hour, though I suppose you did not see mec among so many. I fear yo will think mec forward in thus adldressing you ; but 1 trust. vout are as noble and unsuspecting as you arc handlsome and bril!liaLnt. Perhaps you would like to know something about mec-your ardent admirer ! Well, I am' not very good at descrip tion, but I will say I amn not married, (though yo arc, I amn told.) My friends tell mec I have not a pretty face, but only a good figure. 1 anm rather petile, have black eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion-that is, I ama what is called a 'brunette.' I am stopping for a few weeks with my brother in law anad sister in this town and I dearly wish you would meet me there before I return to W--. At any rate do not fail to write mue at least a few words to tell mec wheth er I shall ever see you again, and know you more intimately. Forgive my boldness, and believe me, " Your friend, " To this letter the wife, who, by the by, has not the least knowledge of the person to whom she was writing, made the following answer: " Mademoiselle: Your letter of the -..inst., addressed to Mr.--, was duly received. Mr. --, who is my husband, directed me, when he hft home some days ago, to open all his letters, and to answer any of theum thlat I conveniently could. As you seem to be rather impatient, I will an.4wer your letter myself. I (d0 no~t think yo tr description of yourself will please Mr.--. I happen to know that he dislikes black eyes, and hlates brunettes most decidedly. It is quite triue (as you senm to suppose) that lie judges of 'women as he does of hxorses ;but I do not think your inventory oif your ' points' is cotm pleme enough to be satisfaictory to him. You omit to mention your height, weight, wind, speed, and [here the word is illegible.] Taking your charms at, your own estiumate, 1 doubt whether they will prove sufliciently attractive to diraw him so far as 1I---- merely for the stisfactio~n of comparing them wvith the schedule. You say you tr'ust my husband is ' unsuspcl.ing.' I think that is his nature, but yet lhe is used to drawving inerences,~ which are sometimies as tunkinid as su.picious. Y ou .sy you are unmnarrimed. My advice to you is that you marry somnebody, as soon as poussible. In most cases I wottu tnot recommend haste ;but in yoturs I ami convinced there is truth in the proverb which speaks of the danger of delay. Should you be. so fortu nate as to get ai hxusband (which may God mer cifully grant !) my opinion is -that you will con sider any womantl, w ho wiould wvrite him such a let ter as this of yours, impertmnent, and, perhaps, inmnodlest. -I will deliver your note to Mr.--- when he retutrn, antd also a copy of mty reply, which am .sure lie will approve. I am, with as much respect as y< u permit, Mas. --.-. This was thme end of the correspondene. - BROTHERLY AFFECTION. Li the re ig of QueqpAnne a soldieribelong ing toithe inarching d Angent which as quar- 1 tered in thebsity of'Worebster, wqs taken up for descion, andybeing tried by a court-inar tial, was senteicedto" be shot. . The Colonel and .ietitinant-Coldbiel -being at the time iii. London t.h copimatid of the regimeit descend ed in course to the Majqr, a most cruel and in human man. The- day on, which- the deserter was to be execatedhaving arrived, the'regiment as is usual on such occasions was drawn out-to see the executiota. It is the custom iqu tlhs 1r e, t e ble office; and 'vhen every one expected to see" these lots as usual, they were surprised to find that the Major had given orders-thitthe.p'iso ner should die by the hands of his own brotler,i in the same company, and who, when the cruel order arrived, was taking leave of his unhappy brothc.r, and with tears fast flowing, that ex pressed the anguish of his soul, hanging, for thei last time about his neck. a r On his knees did the poor fellow beg that he might not have a haud in his brother's death; and the poor prisoner, forgetting for-the mo mont his petitions.to Heaven,. begged to die by any hands than those of his brother. The un relenting officer, however, could by no means be prevailed on to revoke his cruel sentence, though entreated to do so by every officer in the regimnent; on the contrary, he swore that the brother, and he only, shotild be the execu .tioner, if it were merely for ixample's sake, to make justice appear more terrible. When much time had been wasted in fruitless eideavors to soften the', rigor of this inhunap -sentence, the prisoner. prepared fo die,'and the brother to be the executioner. Thie Major, .itrict to the maxims of cruelty, stands close to see that the piece was properly loaded; which being done,. he directs that the third motion of his cane, shall'be the signal to fire. Accordingly, at the third motion, the Major, instead of the prisoner, received the but let thfough his own,head, and fell lifeless-to th-e ground. The man no sooner discharged the piece, than throwing it on the ground he exclaimed: "He that can give no mercy; no mercy let him receive. Now, I submit I [had rather die this hour for that iian's death than live a tholi sand years and take away. the life of niy broth er.) No one seemed to be sorry'for this unexpect ed piece of justice on the inhuman Major, and the man being.ordered into custody; many gen tleinen present, vho had- been witnesses to the whole affair, joined to: entreat the officers to defer the execution of the Other brother till the Queen's pleasure should be kiown. The request being complied iWith, the- City Chamber that very- night drew up a very. feel ing and pathetic address to. her Majesty, setting forth the unparalleled: cruelty 6f the deceased officer, and humbly entreated her Majesty's pardon fur both the brothers. The brothers were pardoned and discharged fron. the armv. FARM IWE, " 01h, friendly to the be. istursuits of inn. Friendlb.- tle thol'uaht, to virtuie, and tio peace, )oiie-.i'e lie, in rural pi-tasures. pnssed! 1ew" kniew thy vattue amt few !%V taste thy sweets; 'Tho1h10 miany boast thy favors andil aileL To iiiuderstan'd and chooi:e thee iur their own." 'dicatioi is by no ineans conihied to schools. These are but rudimentary and auxiliary to that training which is begun in the cradle lnd finied onlV at death. The miri'sery days of' ou. life, amti its b)u.-inless piir'sumits, have an im porlitait be0calring uponi the fortimation of chiar-acter. What a man does, as wCl as what he studies in ooks. ediicate hiiim. The scenes amiiid whiei his borho4od is pasied.u of* 'Chools, thle oh jects Which occup-y his thoughIts, thet problms lie daily solves, in earini1g his breall, quite as much hape ha.art er as the scenes anid irble mN of thle .choold.r' omii. Agricuilture i~s thle large.,t anid moist imporamt auit ofl all our material int irests. thei~ occupa~tini to wvhich thle largest peutio'n oh' our comuitryvimeni are b ornl It is a moat ter of ine rest to'conideilr the h eainmgs of this pii.iiiit uism the char'acters of' thioe who are eingaged in it. There are those who comider this a miental occuptio-degradinmg to thme body bys the ioil it iinpioses, and befittinig to the mind lby the attention it requires to the minute details of its business. They regard its imiplemients ats the badges of ser'vility. and look with disdain upon the plow--bay's lot. Thley depre'Lcate the iiflun ence of' farm life upon the social and imntal culture, aind look upon the rustic man as the ype of hboorishniess amid ignorance. They thinik it mainly a business b r hii uthi muscles, where mindl can achieve ino conueslCtS, andi where skil fl labor finids a poor reward. Thecy thiink the waf of a mnain of' genius is inevitably hedged up upon the farum-thait theire is no heroic work to be performed, no laurels to lbe won. If he would do deeds worthy of hmi.s mnh~nood, gain wealth, gain honor, make himself a name that will live, lie must turn to iiobler occup~ations. If those who are strangers to the farm alone cherished this view wo could abide it im silence. But when iir'mcrs themselves admit this iim p~eachmenit of their callinig, and thme pestilence of this heresy tinds its way to our firesides, and makes our sons and daughters discontented with their rural homes, it is time to speak out. It comparisons ust be made, which are invidious, the shadows shall not fall upon the farmner's lot,' It is time that other callings were stripped of that romance with whieh they are veiled, and that the sons of the farm should know whbat they have in prospect when they turn their backs upon the homes of their youth. It is meet that they should better understand the blessings of their lot, its capacity for implrove muent, and its superiority to all other occupa ions. We would arrest that feeling of disquiet which keepis so large a portion of our rural polp' ulition perpetually longing for new field~s of enterprise. We would hare them settled, at least a portion of thenm, in the old parish, and bend all their energies to the iumprovemnant and adornent of their homes. Wu C.vrs Wo.usiu -rinui F.wrxs.-A cat once caught a sparr'iow, and wais about to devour it, t the spro said, "No gentlemuan eats till he had irst washed his face." 'The eat. struck with this re'imark, set the spiarriow domwn,, and lhe ai to wash his face with his paw, hut the spar~ ow tlowv away. This vexedl pulss ' ieiurely, and1 lie sail. " As long us I live I will eat first and wash m'y thee afteiwards." Which all eats do even to'this day. They have a quiecr wa - of paying taxes out, in Kentucky. The Fran -foirt correspondent of the Louisville .lourniah says, "at member f'roii onO of the imountatin counities has obtained leave to introduce a hill to increcase the premium on red and gray fox scalps. This is understood to e a mneasurc of relhief to certain tax payers in the nmountain regions who pay their taxes in scalps. - A Footman, proudo oif his grammair, ushered into the drawing-roomn of a Mr. Foot and his two daughters, with this introduction: "~ Mr. Foot . nd th twb Misses Feet." LETTER R! lEN. b1LER TO PRESIDEN ... 4;., NAN. - WAa , o, January 4, 1,>8. Sir: On thel.5th:. June la-t 1 1:d1 th honor to'addi-es you ftter relating to the mari ner in prhich- I eini ed fron California b Nicarag a, the eveni ih followed mv pre. ence.in tniral- Aine and the unjnis~ an illegal actby which- forced for a time t ibandon'my adopted -ntry. In- that letteri stai cts which I defy i; eneiies to-con" t erti Yd I then hoped you Excelle for the punishinen n -in~t 'riglit'jisi ad :ic law:, cor ed by United State ficers, irt the seiztl1N. a Nicaraguan ve-sel i1 a Nicitraguan port. mmander Davis ha however, gone unreb , .so far as I am inifomn ed, for .his violation 'o jnterna-ional law, an of tIfdoustitution of ie United States; an it grieves to say that m again obliged to ai proach you with a laint against anothe and yet higher offle of the United S.atc navy. . In approaching you es a supplicant for jus Lice I know that it is; ecessary for ie to re raove erroieous impr. 'ons which have beel niade on jour.mind c cerning my conduct il onnecti.Qn with'ie, Iguan allair,. Corrup ad malgnant persons-have surrounded you Excellency and pouredauto your ears false sto rie concerning eventss$ Central America. 'And now, to-.you,. t WPrcsident of the Uni ted States I. drectly cr .e, and stand read, to prove what I say, t a your officers of th, Navy, not only- by .responsible statement throngh tie press, but Iso in official communi Cations, have niisrepr ted facts and fillsifie events. Feeling and b ieving as I do. that yo would not willingly w ng any individual, ii atter how humble,,' am satislied that th summary judgment y pass on iny conduct 1 your Annual lessage trt.Congress, is the rq?ui of incorrect informatioj and I trust and con idently expect, that w-iien the truth is place< before you, your judgient will acquit me u the gravecharges brought against me. Permit nie, then, if you please, before r pro ceed to call-your attei.:on to the condact c Coliimodore' Paulding, Ao deny most unequivo cally, that-I have every, been engaged at an; time dr in any manner . -ith any unlawful ex pedition against Nicai-iia. In your imessiag tti Coigress you- seengo imply that my lire departmi-e from San Francisco was illegal, fe you sy "wbduiit wa first rendered probabi! thLt an attemp -wouldrbe inmde to get up, :m other unlaiful expediton aainst Nicaragua. With all defereice I beleave to repeat what said iurna previouslettery and to again infort you that.I le tSan Fradisc.' in May. 1855, wit the sanction and'alprovi'ot the Federal oflicer of the poit, and that Captain of the reve nue cutter sent his sailors to bend the sail which carried us frorn{,Califbrnia to Ceiti America. . Alloir me, almo, to suggest that tl Government.of the United Sta-es recognize aud legalized tle .itnWate results of the emi ration fro.m Califorti y the reception of' P dre Nigil .as -Mirteft. t tie Repuilic of Nic aragua. Not onTy was theiirat 6xpedition, a it has been called, to Nicaragua entirely lawht i its origli, but all its Colse inienes were mark ed by strict adherence to law and justice. Som hIave told you, I know, that I am a man " wit i out faith and without money," but from th beginning to the end of my career in Nicaragn. I ch 'Ienge the world to pr duce a single viobi diol of pubihlic thith-a single deviation from th great priiiciples of public right .and 1i.uhic ju. tie on the contrary, the Aiericans in Nic: ritagna have always niantained the fhith .oi houor of their race, in the midst of hidsehon and treachery on tile part of their enemies-i the face of countless hostsarrayed against ther -no less than in the pre.sence of fiaiine an Uf ,tilence. Our conduct in 'the imidst. < trials and of dangers, is sutlicient answer to tl pithts which have been hurled a-ainst us iid when the passiols and prejudices of thi ueseIt. have died awaj , we will Cnly awai tle judgmntu of' po iterity on our' conlduct. lBut 'an uflicer (of the 'iited Statmes Nav, forcedl us to b'cuome exiles 'romi Nicar'agaa; ani let ne remaindl y'ou of the fact, ithat fi-om th imient we touchied our native ..i, we proteste, gaii4 the illegality and inj-.astice of' tile ne mud dechedi our intenition to return'i to the lau whence we hail been wronglly brought. Every where-before the fnctionarnies of th Govenet-in the presence of assemble' iultitudes otf the sovereign people-we de clared that no ecfort should be unut-ed in ordel to regain the riguts wrested from us byv fru iind illegnlit y. Do von suippose that if we had bieten o scious~t of any violation or intiieml violdat ion~ a law, we would thins have prochiumedl ourioblje'ct Lnd initenitions?' Is it the habiu utf ioffendier aiaist p)ahliiic right, or' of coni~piirator: aiguue publhie justice, to hiearudd t .eir acts on Itie cor nrs of tue streets and pubblth their wrong dk ing in the miarket pla:ce ?1 Would we have violated the pubilic con Iciene of this nationt by calling oii t he peole tC isregard theitr ownt enacted statutes? No, Mi Presdeint, lot all your District Attornies ex~ an-L their energy and thieir inigenury-l bthm attempt to piervert the law to purpoit.ses ni which it ntever was intended-t hey cannot iiak good the charges which have been made again: Once the District Attornmey attempted to con viet ie of a breach of the neutrality laws ; bu a jury of the country rendlered a verdict not guilty," almost without leaving the bai Again a like effor't would be crowned with like result. After lotng eflort and much patient enduranct we at length sailed from Mobile for San Juni de Nicaragua on the 14th day of Novembe la.-t. Trhe vessel in which we sailed was regu larly cleared by the collector of the port, an< special inspector was sent aboard to examn the cargo amid the passengers. Our rights, too as Nicaragtman. were acknowledged, ihr the co. lector refused to clear the Fashioni with Cahtili Fayssouix commnanding, on thet ground that hi was a citizen of the United States. Wiha regular register and clearance we smil posed when otnce on the bigh seas we wetre he vond the possible interference of any Uite< States authority ; for even if we were admnitte bielligeents agajinst a power with which th iited States was at peace, the ownerIs of th neutral vessel had a clear right to carry warlik persons as well as conotraband <.f war, subjeti ouly to the risk of' capture by the enemiy cruisers. We did ntot Ibr a mnomnit imagin that ntaval ollicers wvould undertake to plae est~aints on American commerce in the al: sece of Federal law and of Conigressional at thority. The deferencee, too, we know yoi laxcellncy has for the Constitution of the Ui ted States precluded the supposition that, an orders had beeni issued to detain or capture a American vessel whose papers showed she wt engaged in a sawful voyage. Satisfied as we were of the entire legality< our voyage, we did not hesitate to enter th port of San Juan de Nicaratgua, although w knew a U. S. sloop-of-war w-as prlesenut in th harbor. But we had scarcely landed before w wvere subjected to a heries of illegal and inisul ing acts of the commander of theo Saratoga eao nat hae been detailed in two lette a addressed by te tonCmmore Paubling, ad no1w on file, I pre-mle, in the Navy Depart aueit. While we wlre being emalorras-ed by the ac a tion Uf the Sarato1ga we h E nt been idle. Col. Anodersonl, who aid servel hik native cons't ry ' thrumgout the Mexicani %ar, at the head of litty lenl nlml L-4:ociente tM.e riyr ilaid Leained ioses 1%ioin of t.he ,tr0ug.hol I ; which inl I lie l-t Centtu ' ry had for days dlediotI the genin, of the proudest inavad name inl Brii ii Aiials. Not only this, i but he had regained posessioi of vialuaiiie r America property, unlawfully held, by Coota 0 store it to the agent claiming it for thle owners. , Perinit Ine to a,. wiloether it is stilc! acts as I these Wioiei Uauthorize yolir iaval tllicers to apply to us the vilest ejithlets of the lagtag -? Scarcely, however,. had the possession of Cas tillo Viego opened to t. the way to Lake Nica ragua, and to the regaining of All we had lo.,t by Captain Davi ' interference, thani a imoit grie rVus wrong was again iithiied oil ts by Coin itudore P aubulin.. On the 6th -f eember, the latter oflicer sunioned le to him. and the N ieatraguan da- was a second tie ~ hialed down on Nicaragian .oil by the orders 3 of time lUnited State. llavV. It would he silpjerurogatory, sir, fotr me to 1ay that the act of Gol. Pauil ng was Without war rant of' law. Much, too, as we 1elt the wronig , it was not the act, itself, a, muchnAI as the mainner in which it wat done, m~at cut us to the quick. - We knew the act Was in violationi of the iacred charter-the Uun-titution Uf the United States. We k-iew that anl authority higher than that of any Commodore-higher even than the Presi - dent of the United States-woubil vindicate the saliCtity of violated law and punis.i the olien ders against toie American COmnstituti. We ' flh, too, that the august anid mont poten sover 3 eigi-the people of the United States-woult render ju.-tice flhr the iijuries sii-tained. But t far more grievous than the surrender-far inre - galling than to 6ee our own flag lowered on our own soil -was it to be told that we were there to the di.hionor of the United States, There were men oni that sandy beach, Mr. President, Who had carriedl yolur ilt.1g. aloft aiidst the thicke.st of the foIe, a1d oine h:d4 been promoted by a prelecesor in your ollice, fbr first p1hlitiing your colors upon the height of Cerro (G'or)do. - Other, among them had ledt your obberN across e the continent, and always inl the path ol du1y t and hoior. For such men to be toll that th fiey r disgracel the cosintry they once had served io 0 olidy and so well, was a pang sharper thalm that of death, adl maight have u rung a. tear froim men harder and more callous thatn he who in flicted tie irreparable iijiry. I L need nut tell you tiat I was niable to an ticipate the act of Caopt. Paulding. Military n~ceSity required me to hoid Punita Arenas, and the idea never eitre'd my mind that an American ollieer, profe.'wing to execute the law, would so far forget his dity as to ifringV, not lonly Well e.,tabboslhe.l in1terinationial law, but also the reojiremenis of that iistrumont with which - are involved the beat hohes of unaikind-the Constitution of the United States. Even could I have foreseen the action of Capt. Paulding, nilitar 1e ioiild-h M preventet-m rourT leaving- tile Point. But it was impossible to imagine that so violent. a step-markl as it wa., in its details by con.liet worthby ofr sobbers 1in1. the sack of a taswn-woulM have been taken by an ollicer of' the U. S. Navy. And, Mr. Pre.i dent, in the name of the oiicial oat i wiae you have takei i the pre.:nce of Aliighty (od I call i1uon Iou to pMaish the oileider, ial to rigrh the iacrolg. I prestime not to direct y-our wisdoln ini the eourze it shall purie ; but, in ithe naMie of the men whose righaLs you.r flederi have infringed, aid whoe homuOr ns bein mst harshly and heedles!ly trampled in the dtut. I " call C'r the justice it is your high prerogative 1 to bestow. Uut permit me to conclude by adding that iin all eventis, iad under ill circumstances, there are duties and responsibilities from which I and E the of lcers and men I repre-ent will iot, dare t not, shriik. No extremae ol illegal interfurence --no amount of harnl woards andi uaiju.,t epithtets .-.an deter us from fol lowinag the 10p a wich is befiore u,.m The fuiaionImaariesm of t he ( ;vern Iment mayt exha~u.'t ipon mu e the expmletives ofm the languagie-ithey m-iy ini.sult toubb tofconmm Isciencoe, awl dlegroade t oeir oownl ebarnaeters, by apluminog to us allI the epoithiets their ilm rbi I iim Iagataions ugge~t ; hut, coniscious of' the right, andi~ justice ot our cause, we sahIl not relax our eflforts, nor he diriven into a viuhation of thec law. As lonig as there i~s a Cenitral Amierican exiled iruim his native lanad, aind deprivedl of hais praop erty andm civil rights, fomr the seriers lie reaunlered ..,ini evil as well as gmoimdlr<-port, sto long~ shall 0111 time- aind ouar energies l o deviotedl to thle w ork ~of their re.,toriat ion. As loonog as the hones of oiaur omp~oanionis in arm s, imurdleredl mliler :a b ararouas decree ol thle Coista I iian Govrn ment. lie lheached ad uiihurieud on : be hill1 .-olem'oh' Nicamgoa, 500 long simll ourn brains coon tanve. and otr hian...labmor, lor the jusi.tice w hicha onte day we will aunrely obiain. P'erimit rouor oolicers, if~ youl catn, to tralel uandler floot'the Cooni~titution and1 thec lawrs; pa-s -ullnotice.1, if yout will, I he. most violent invasionts of indlividlual rights and pubali. ohutie., ; reiat. rwithI '.corn ai onilc itenmpt, ifI you chiomoe, tihe de anmands fora jta.,tice w hich' we hmnioy auioh defe t:enotiaiy laLc at youar feet--we wall nii ot. e east donor dismuayedl. Wo~e lighit foir thec rigahts oif . our race, wichei haye been denieod a lby ani 1)m grateful and degadaed ati-,tocracy. W e strive to retain unsulied the device somne of our ait ceators have borane on many a hield-" None ahall wvound us with imnpunity." Andl so long as olnr faith in right endnres good--our conidenc'e im the God of our fathier.i remins tinshakenl, so long shall we utse all just andt poper~C imeans to regain what hlas been wrongfully wlrestedI from . us. I have the honor to remain, With high respect, Your obedient servant, Slls Ex~ellerncy, the President of the United States, GooL. biiPUDENcE.--The 1ditor of a wedtern - paper, owes a bank ahotit $1000t, for which they - hold his note. Thte deitulting watg anlnounces it thus in hsppr:"Teei ag n e niiul eoie o aekeeping in thej ' cainet of t he Farmners' and Merchana Bnnk, e each accompam~niedl with a note in the ha~ndwri t tinlg omf the autograplhist. We learat they havo scot thie bank a great deoalof maoney. They paid i e over a thiousanud dollarsi or ours, We hope great i e care is talken to prsev these capiltal. anid in terestinog relics, as sohould they be lost, we dounbt - whethier they cotulod be easily collected again. r Shomuld the bank, hoowever, be so iunfortunate as to lose tours, we'll let them have antother at half y price, in consequence of the very htard times. h visini.E Isg.-Procure of thue druggist half; a drain of nitrate of silver. Dissolve it ini half >f an (un1ce of rain witter, 111nd write with this e solution with a quill lieun. The writin~g will not e be visible asi long as thae paper is kept ini thac e dark, but on exposing it to the sun thte letters e will trn black, so that they are perfectly visi ble. If the solutiton be used for- writing on . cloth, the writing can be washed out, hence it ... is also .. indelible ink.n M]ESSAGE OF THE PRESDENT IN REI TION TO1 TIlE AMil!EST OF .JGENERAl WLLEi. itn response to a call of the Setiate, the Presi dent transmitted to that body the correspon denlce in hi possession in-relation to the late Lrret of General Walker, and accompanied it with the, foilowinge MESSAG E. In submitting to the Senate the papen, for which t tey have'ealied, I deem it proper to make a few oerations. li capturing 0 n Walker ad hi com ragnia, Conimodfore Patilding has, in my opinion, comittetLLd a gr.4ve error. It is qite evident, however, from tihe communlicationltN he:'ewith truininiitted, that this was dne from pure and patri. tie' I:notivei, and inl the t-incere conviction t4at hle wats promoting the interets and vindi eatimi the honor if hi coltry. In regard to Nicaatgtn, 10be ias %u.ntained no injutry by the a-ct of, Comololre Panlinile. This has ennred to her benefit, and rtlieved her lrotin a dreaded Ivasion. Sio alone wonl:d have any. right it) complain of the- Violation of her ter:i torV ; and4 it is.' qutite certain sIe will never tee tisii right. It unqijuestiontably does not lie in tihe iiouth of her invalers to complain in her name that she has been re-cne.1 by Uo:nmtodore PauIlding from tthiasults. ine erreor of this galIhimit oli':er coni.,ts in ex eelinig hi; ins.tructions, and landintg his sailors anid tarines in Nicaragua, whether with or without her consent, flr the purpose of making wI' upon any military force whatever which he nitglt htid in the country, no iatter fromn whetce they came. Thi power certainly did not helontg to hii. OMbece to law, and con fornity to instrticitns, are the bent anii satet giides for all otti':ers, civil aid military, and wheni ther trantScendt tlhe-C litits. and act upon their owli per.onal reqponibilty, evil conse (nteicea alnost inevitably follow. Undue: these circumstances, when 3Marshal Rynders presetet him-elI at tie State Depart ment on the 29th tilt., with Genentl Walker inl enstody. tie beeretary iiintmned him that the Executive department of the Government dlid not recogise (eneral Walker azs a prisoner that it hal ito directions to cive coicernitn him ; anid that it is only throeghi the atctiint of the indiciary that lie could be hawfully held in en1t'ody, to I.,wer any charges that might be bruitglt against him. la thus far disapproving the conduct of Com. Paulling, nto inflerence inust be diawn that I an less detertmined than I have ever been to execuLe the neutrality laws of the United States. This is tmy imperative duty, and I shall contmti le to perorn it by all tile me-mns which the Constitution awl the laws have Ilaced inl Ilny pIoiwer. My opinion of the value and importance (if thes: laws corresponds entirely with that ex pressed by Mr. Monroe in his Message to Con 11ress of Decembter 7, 1819. That wi'e, pru delit, atid patriotic stutesman says "It i of the highest importance to our national charac ter, and indespensable to the morality of out citizeis, that all violations of our neutrality shifd tIN'r e 4,11 open for the evasion of ourlaws; no oppoTti nity atlorded to any who imay be dispoled to talie advatitage or it to compromit the interest or the honor of tle natioun." Tilt cnme of' settiing ott Ioot or providing the nicans lor a military expedition within the Uni ted States to make war u.tainist a ioreign State with wiiic we are at peace, is one of atn aggre vated and dangertous chtaractemr, ant1d earli el' e gaged the attentiom of Cotngress. W hether tile Executive governenit pas~se any, or wiint piower, mder the Con.titition, independently of Congre.s, to preveit or pt;ish this and simti lr t'lletces againist the law of ntatiotns, ait a s.hieet whtilt engaged the attentivon o) ott' iunnost, eminent statemen in thtle time of the Aitin istiation o Genl. Washitngtot, and on the otea .si,:t of, tihe French Revohitilitn. The n'e't o-r onres< or t he 5th Jine, 179.4, fri'tutetLICly Me mived all the d~ ietlties ont this rjitest ion wichult had4 theretola'te exi,'te'l. 'Thie th atnd 7th st'e ts of t his act, whioch treltte to lhe pre'sett qu e.t ioni, are i he natte iat atih.aitnc withi the tht att'd 8th .etionst 4'faC he ~ act of pyriI oithi, 18I1', and h ave now beeni itt force for a peLriud Th'le military expteditiont rentdere.l ctrmmineal by the act mustt htave its otigmt, ttm.t - begin' Utr e "set Ott toot," itt tihe United States; butt the great object of the law wats to save f'oreignt St ates, w vitht whoti we wiere at peace, Iinitn the ravatges of these latwle.,s expediitions5 pt'oceedintg It'ott our shores. ITe sevet'th sectiontttI ato, thLerefore, htih sunptlyi delinmes the crimte tand its putnish nent, weinbl have bietn inat~taa te~t to accomplti 'i-h this puripose an tul reit&e ourit it et'tnat inal dutities, i order to rettder lie law esct-en~il. it was tie i'ssry' lto ptrevent " the carrt' ing'. o n" of such Lxpedi t~'inN li their' cotisuttinnat iott alter thticy had succeeed itt leatving ot' she.t'.. ITis hais bceen donte eilfectunaiy andut in chc'art itn explicit httgttagt'. b i~the attor'ityl given to the Praesidlent uwiler the 81.h section oef theo act to emptlloy thle land andte naval forces of' the Uniitedl States "lit' t he purpo.,e' or prleentintg the crrt'ing an of' any; sucht expeditiont 4)r enter iie fr"oim lihe teri'ttries or' jui'dictiont of the Uitedoi Statles against thme te'rt'itories or dlomaitn oh' tany horeigtn prnc or State, ur oh anyt usilo Stats5 are atgee fo'r thesse re~a-ions, hadl Conmmtodorei Pauldi ng intercepted the steamer "Fashiont," with Getn. Walker antd is mecn on board at anty period be fore the;' entered the port of San Juan (de Nica raga, a'nd contdtctedl thetm back to .Mobile, this would have prevented them fromt " carrying ottt tme expedition, amnd hirve beent not only a Justi~ liable butt at praisewvorthy' act. After comntmentinig ott the evils oCt" i'ibtister' ing, the P'residentt says: ut if motives of' duty were nolt snificient to restrain mis frontl engagihig in sucliha las enter~ piius, otf evident interest ought to dictate this~ policy. The-e expeditions aire the tmot etfee tal mode oh retardinig Amertcan p)rotgress; al ttough to protmote thtis is thte avowed objIect of the leaders amnd cont ribunto rs in sutch undertakmngs. It is bevond quiestion the de.,iny of onrm'race to spead thtemse~lves over the conttmient of Noi'th America, anti this at no distatit dtay, should events be permitted to take their natural course. he tidle of emigration will flow to the South, atnd no)ting cani eventtually arre4t its pirogress. If permitted to go therte, peaicefttlly. Central Ame'ica will sooni cointaini an Ameicant popumla' tio, wvhtich will ctmnf'et' blessinugs anid benefits as wvell uponi the natives as t Iteirt'resp. cI ive govern mnents. Liberty, tunder i he i estt'aint of' hen'. will transit routes acr'oss' the 1st hnmts in wichud we are so deeply interested will have atssured prto' tectio. Nothing has retardedl this happy condiit ion of al'airs so mutch asthe nutlawfuol expeditions whtich~ ave been fitted out in the United States to take war umpont the Central Amterican States, lad one-hailf' of thme numtiber of Ametician citi etns who htave miserably perishied in the first disastrous expteditionls oh Getn. W'alkersettled it N icaragua as peaceful etmigrants, the object wvhich we all desire would cr'o this hatve been, ina great de'gree, accomplished. These expeditions haneca1e the people of the Central Americaz States to regard u w-th dread and *usaicion. It is out triue ilicy to remove this apprehen sion and to coniviice them that we intend to do thei good, and not evil. We de.,ire, as ti.e leading power (lin this continent, to open, and, if need be, to protect, every trant romute across the Isthmus, not only for our own lacnefit. but that of the world. and thus opern a free acces t Central America, and through it tb our Pacific This poliey was; commenced uncler fav'-bio anspices whent the expedition, under the w An island of (en. Walker.e aCpedI fromc our territo another exped of a simiil:tr e.racterAga-in evade the vigilanee of ur ollicers, andi pro-eed to Ntcaragna, this woni be flial, at leait for a beason, to the peac -fl . t ement of tlhere coun tries, and to lse policy of A nerican progre . The truth i<, that no administratiun can bUC ce&sfullV conduct-the flreiiir.4 Of the CoUn try in Cuntr.l America, or anywhere else, it it i4 to be interfle ed with at every step by lawle.-s military expeditions " .et oat foot" in tme Lnited State-. .uuMs Bri~v us. -A Wa.shington Jan. 7, 1858. CALIFOP.NIA WINE.-The Wasiintgtm Cor respmondlent of the Pibailelphiau Pres says: a Aprops of wines, 1 ta.te:1 yesterday smane specimuens fr the sparkliing Cahifornia pent to the iHon. .Mr. Scott, oe of the Repre.;entatives from outr Pasctic Eldoraloa, wilieil is deciaiedly superior to anly wile ever produced in this cototry, and quite egnaal to te beat imporled article. It has not the cloyig sweetaess of the Cincinnati wine, is softer, tand leaves nono of that acidity which con1StitutUs so great an objection to the Longworth br.ad, in the ;re paration of which too mitch cantyi or snar is used to promote fermnentation, and subdue the sharpness of the C~atawbau jatce., I learn that the gr.pe is very irohdc in California, and ob tails a richer and mellower iavoar inl that fine dry climate than in any other part of the con tinent. It is daitined to lie a very inlortant and profitable culture. To promote the eniti vation of grape and the manufacture Of wine, it has been praalssed tat Iallatn-lpritate a small .umtta, to be placed at t ei :iao,a:d tf tho Secretary or the linterior, to dlefray tle expel.es Alt Somo Coilpetent, peron ,.r persions itt an inquiry into the culture if grapeb in the wine growinig coun tries af the old worlal, and the various modes of makin-g wine. The great success of this bu ainess in Ohio hai demuon,trated .hat our land and labor cannot be more profitably employed than in t he proaluction of wine, wlil4t thdi bene ficial effects npon the habits and morals of onr people from the general introduction of light - wines as a popular bevrange. instead of the pois onnuta and maddening alcoholic drinks so com monly tsed, and so prolific of crime, vice and misetr-, must be evident to all reflecting per 1i'soc fDaowst.ow.-Parson Brownlow, in a ie leuer, thius accepts the itvitation recently extmended to him bjHorace Greely: Horace Greely lias annuounced.fthat when L reach New York, as I expect to do in the Spring, jthe arrangemtenats r to have nyaguments and ' hik casea. shalf take' wili i{ur~ aV here ita thel capacity of a barberidttmekdna ' Anllr aon.. le is a large, fine :looking ne gro, between the years of 25 and 30-reads and writes well-has some experience as a public speaker-has stentorian lungs-is a strong and foreihie speaker-rather eloquent than otherwise -al is a iative of East Tentnesesee. He will mttceet colored orators-adIvoeate and illustrate ::Soutlhern slavery, and OploC alJ~itiontiSmtt. li the meantime, it' vOn (tll indnte himtt to go with Vaoaa aIpont Il Iandergrouindt railroad to Canada, or ti rea in i itt votr glorious ltand of' freelum, I wiAl ht him do either, and give ito oppositiou to ste.ding him. 11 w Y.x:t: Norrioxs WASrAVE Is.-" A hoo 1sir" correspondtlamt of the Western (Indianr) Herahl, t.:ls il the tallowa'ingt gaaod1 one, ho1W Ia Yankee ntinas pedlar was aken it by th peAople of' Spencer~ville, ini that Statte: Naations.' dhrove into townt iad comme~aneda trade, whten a taerchtant steppjed ill :andl selectaed g.aods to the amnount aof aonea dollar, an'd caried them't itnto his sto:-', atal ret ur'ned with a coon~t skiti, ad sivs :-Sir, here is your pay lior the~ goods." " But,'holl ont," says Notins. " I dotn't tak. - coon skins for may goads.' ' "Cain't help it now,' says thei merchttnt, "the trade is made, and a coonl skin is a dola~r here-legal ten'tdetr." " Well,' siys Notions, "itf themu ar'e your iawi Fere, I gu'ess I can st~iad it." and at otaee contas. a hlant to get his eoaan skin inito sa mnethinag arr~iiha -Ibe. Gietting thce caon skint intoa tas alaal :a compassL'i as paSSi bL-, lhe tmakei tear a .4aloaan, andl. thtere icontcludes~ to, spendal a art r. allidin. one hatnd ntuder'his coant. wit h the ot her heo bpek onls nap thtreea or fotir sneckers, ad afoar drinking all :ar'ouwl. thtrtws downa the eOOnI sint, an I dec mantads seven'ty-ative cents itn chiange. " Yecs," says5 ha~umitee,' th.'u i-s a gaooda do'ahar," ail haa:a.ie I him ~ out thare o~a alrat skints tnd' says:-" Her~te, sir, is yon/anil~ge." Nationts tooi his change tad started. A x Es-,'rum.v Naw Memem:---Oil of Braick batts and Com~ttpountd Unaadultertted Concenttr.t ted Syruplh af 'avintg Smnes, mtantufactured onaly by1 [Jr. lIhntagihans Ihallowbellj, andh sold by his regnilarly :anthtarizedl agetL. Beware of coutele~'dit5. rThe following is one of the many usolicited certiticates in t he possession of Dr. 11. IMr. Jfallauwblly--DZa Sta . I kicked thte bucket last tright, but when the undertaker was placing mec in thte cofln, a vial ot' your Eaasen tial Oil burst in my pocket anad streanted doawn my face', 1 ulpenedi my eyes, oneeied tid arose, The ehrttid' having rece.ived a potton of the i l hartly took rooi't lit the fhaoor and e2xpantd edinto beatitiful t'ott:m stalks, each tilled with. br.ting podsa The cfhina to-e otn enld and grew' into a magnificent ahlogany t.ree, which fUnrst oi(al the roof of myt htoutse and waved ina thae eve-' ning breeze its inxurian~t branches, auxmug whichf the mtontkeys chattered atnd the greena par'rote fluttered their' fian-like wings, I renaairr yottf revived friend. TiIMOTIIY TR1CK LE.BERRY. MI~Auc t.Ls Aiswsa a1-r PaAvEn.-1k najat Prathter, an ordlerly member 00 the Baptist 4 imureh of Chri4t, tat iiehtoboth, Wilkes county, (hi., about eight years tago, was taketn sick, and: althont.th very sick, yet there wats niothitag ex t raordmtary ini his case, noar 'onavalexence ;but before lie 'gait emairel~y well, he was dep~rived~a of seechil ettirely, nt withistandhing his menat al and orprid funetiotns were votnehsaf'ed tao haim inl thi atnmtal plwrfectrion ; nata has hoe tat tered a o'lock, wilea repoN~aig ott his . bed,. med'aitaing upon the goodnes('s dof htisGod in so lona.g.sparing his life, anal depalaorinag his sad candiion-pray ing ferve itly ter deliverance from it, whan all of ta sudden, as,froma tan electric shoek, hte was o'.irely re.toredl, and coulid ceinverse as inetatly as ever ini his life.--Wilkes liepublican. How 'rO GCr A Hxr.-' Say Pomp, .you nag ger, where you get dat bat T " Why, at de shop, oh eourse "i Wlist is the price of such -an a:rti as dat ?" -'I don't know, ni ert-I dona t know nigger, de shaopkeper eaus'