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Advertisemnents nut having the desired number of insertions marked on the margin, will be con tinneil until forbid and charged accordingly. Those desiring to advertise by tae year can di so on liberal terms-it being understoo4 that cunt tracts for yearly advertising are confined to thi legitimate business of the firm or iw-lividual con tractini g. Contract advertisements payable semi annually. All eutumunicatiions of a person:l character. Obituary Notices. Rerorts, Resolutiins or Pro eedings of any Society, Assoeiatioin iir Corpora tion, will lie cinarged as advertisemietis. Announcing a Candidate (not inserted until paid for.) Five Dillars. Spring.. Rain. liv .1:5. Gait. The lark sits high in the walnut-tr-c. And it rain.i. it roins, it rains ; A joilly hilt.-her sure is he. Wtile it rains. it rains, it rnins Ulithel y he Io ks at tlte Ieailowr be... Where the nest will be v lien the graiss blades grow. Ani pour out his song in a lini-. il -w, While it rains, it rains, it rains. The crotiuses put up their little heatlg, While it rains, it rains. it rains : Ardl the pink spires spring from their chilly beds. While it rains, it rains, it rains ; The liaela bi.ssim whisper within their cel: 1- we wili ..wi.n our eyes and peep fr 'in our Inls. Whjile it rains, it rains, it rins." All nature seems lvippy as happy can be, While it rains, it tains, it raiie: But restless m-r-tal.'. like you and mne, While it raiuas. it rains, it rains. L >ok out -f the wiidoiws in oliscontelt, And w aier why .ifwrs to-daty are sent, Our lans and ioleasure4 to, so preveit W >g1 it'ri t-rdd rrifit ! The lar:h knowy well that Gott kni.w- l.ec The need lot the grt.ing-time rail That the sutin:r sunshine will warm his.nest, After the spriti-titme rains; The grass in the nea-lows more greeiy row, And the corn-bla 1es wave in the valley L.:IoW. At:r these spring-time rains. Let us. like him. look ciheerfully on, While it rains, it r:ins, it rains; WAiting with i..i-. till tle storm is glne. W hile it rains, it riirs, it rains -We kiiow tha'. loive the cliu. 'ti.,i ri-rbt. Anad the heatvets are shtin-ng in becatny tbri.'h W i.'iuue it rauins, it rai:ns, it ratins. Smotker~. Will Punished. L-ivers of ~thtec are afte'n .rti'ty- ofi rt bsreatches of detcecy: ais well as p i1 teni. . We have ku ,w of e~ergyme:9 alend:.e reh tt: . oulS kind hoc.;:s withl ~~:.b~tec smnoki.5 wht; ed r remained for ii iu' thi.. We lay.- .es w elI dressed mnt 1l.dmtin. t >be gt m i tun n. who nausatedL!t th~e imre air I,; smokingi in stagec co) tteheA and on si, at-boats, ma;king liemuselves filthy wee. . ltere i.s a :o >d .-t ni y of' a coim plyof these'. dis.'i. 0 S srtrokers, whlo r'e e.:ive I a les.;:n they n..ver fojgot: A kt,:Vtyears slice., b .. ont tr.:'tn: bust ness eas.t, :m td th.- rir..r in rather a~ n t-ertain stte. I en:ter.-id m:,e'C - pass n e: in t:.e of' .Nei .i >r.. .\ C'... st:.'sto C fit d'.u andil Win:.~ i~ A par.:t u;- y .g li *.t in. eip2Li l r -.. m . --1 ! tw-a a elrs. .\ ; t so maty fo *i a: . : w . or thr o he;-r the refulr.e t' u..i.- it.5cought ..as wnd. S icth et-s. Th., w~::'in-r Wa; t x *-s-ive'ly c ill. andl th-- ::tartins hittl been tt:r -idly bit thee.i f th..se hutt:.n, I cont~trivei to d. .-u':: of ttrt~ttrst, and by~tttl' stin tat I; (n il as~i w".e v y, :tiult ll -.- um eluteb' tett wiltv I s-eL~.. in g. ig ''tlhe nex o:7 v.!tth-n-t b rr ntith- enran 'o -tht i e. . i till ti .it h !. a t. ru. . s d -a t, i ti.:m thet tun-ae.-dg y t5itit t lir tenJti m irl iiand eve:-,n t; ti- cti'e -h:!..hin on hilt i;ho t he Obrf hi: wt:nt -. by rtnin i tits j.r towa the cb..:- lr's di-.op ~ceIslc<dalu tuay, pi-- t .,fta:.af:--i-ia of the siz.- tf a Ii s ttha-.If.u inie. : a. no pw hIS:of dat) -~~t theI dasij ten shrtthe entin L 01t hits agin tfas1t. -ned, dingi imylu rahm t.. A mett iiiha it wa' si'it i ,na rditidodge t :hi the i ~b stasonthe it i or i~ci',show eiver, tuadid n calr, btdbetting coi~lmthtte pa s ot thepeiu. eea fot airsivln:l Sits ianishen the oudors, alike of the tobac o a ( lie ding, and fbr sone time the whole party njoyed the luxury of a pure atmosphere- 0 tfter ridin. half an hour in the cold air, the e uirtains were put .down again, and again the erfule fille- the stage. Two of the passen- o er5 no1(w made for the roof, and the curtains eing, once more rai-ed, were kept up all the b ay to Xenia. 1I-re a fresh supply of cigars as prOuril. and the smoking, as soon as 1 ve started. was rezuned. All-alas for themi t -to no purpose. My principal ditliculty, du- e ing the last route, hald been to preserve my e :ravi :: WrI my past indignation had now he- tl ome swallowed up in other feelings, and I i sked one of ly neighbors it any thing was1 liturbing him, as I observed he could not i '! p. -ft "Yes, replied he. "there is disturbance not:.:h. I can neither sleep nor beathe. There e eems to be a parcel of rotten eggs or oions i 1n the sta::. Don't vou smell any thlng'' o Nothing." I coolly replied, " it is this Iump If -.safietida, which I always carry in travel- c ng, as a remedy ,oIr six stomach, which the d noking eigars is alwvs sure to give me. S) The taurder was out. I qpku With so i uteh simplicity and naturalness that the twinh lid not know what to Fay fir a tminute tr so. ,y way of reply. At laa4 one who had been k nay chief tormentor with cigaus, said it wa si . traordinary that any gentletan would use tl ihat he must know wo-dd make every body tl ick who was present, and annoy tie wilide t tae In this way. If the cigar smoke was mpleasant. why didn't you say so ? I im dfl replied that it ill-Iecaine thfoe to talk of Uiomim .,di 11- ithers, who kad violated all the r uh-.s of travelinig by filling CfI. se coach with o 4)bac o ,111oke, withoult carin. applaretaly, o hether it a:;reed with the re-t of the pasem.- b -.rs Or not. e Ife imwle som itirtieiate atteipt to rc- 1 vy, but. as ; juded, felt that he was 1i.t f ikely to gain iieh by a pvrllal quarre1' in sith a imm -o mumiien lWer than hiisel. erhaps, also, he felt that Ie was in the wrong. i, after a brief pause, d " Well." says he, " i m..- eigir a:nys you t o. I stall throw it away." 1 his e uid-his t *1im pinions doing the saile. , In p Then." said I, I have no further occa in for the asa''i tida," and threw it away ,y way of, 1.-ae, oftei ing. p We all rodi a few u:i!Cs fu -I cr in silence, s l-n enouivgh. i supposed, oi their part. At C at I was %tartled with a succession of hear- 1, V. Lut involuntary peals of latighter Ifrotm ny11 f te antag uiit, to wl.uze mind tie whole dif ult v i.ow siemed exkeivelv diverti:ng. length lie so:.ght reliet in words. renrk- c dThiIs IAthe f'nmie.,t thing I erer Uni sec ; ii4 :W ittervals -*: tt-r.m h the da.i, wiu ur.-t ., Ierrinent a~n - mp -rSse-'i atten,:-g as - l:l around the t: :. r A -ion :; we li an.::.d stazo.. I wta of s rea tr:.t from the '. ivhnifil to o.l:.in I e :m. r.n ri.::ia'e; por:i a e.I t ein I, l.p rit , t. it : -t yI a .r . it 1 am ion; m-ul 1 "'n: "1, U!-I ;*for.:e: !: e w ick I Li ,ba. l.. :t.r ed at ; :n bus. est ii ;., '-:'., . -etiu \fe dysi -hI ':4 lere .av-the ifta.' - aiuk :.:ndu m-o datery :: gr < f il ha tcit -s Iid:t yoiteer b.-tI y':. t th::t htt :a Sc Thev fkllowin ianovih~ toh iai'tewi t. wrim I:. h p. " ou are inilt a t 18 ti'.i.-tg h Iy :tli b:.itr. was a. t.ie, wher lw: utnd1 A era~tnt dPrpyiia eel t iho . t a i :c o Pro i t ce ,i'tt. the ife i 1:0.A dy o tw afer r tding twah pai viied the num.i of Ii n:eie amim.iogc \VDoer tlt;,Dor," ad h.at.r reed te.:n Inl-r viues whih er mIn- ey teid anntiamnr: le ogto y~out IIv to tuhtyuihthe w : itu to n liept ithi r 'e.:t nk. whico hae myuc-it elf t em itttu d, t as : nt.o tri i t .iietnom .:ratinii -- jtan-,"r tr in icil f E ua h' i .-yen rud n . " gttt' ine pr::ese oit m? h ''2): is~ n iot- .te' 40 --n:mnt "T.ei moe..." and wei ex~tsfl ifr ti.e~ to be iaid f tt ia e:ihci . Pegcithiutmi,y i.rvle til ote kmie a cot' ti houhe ing -t tt c 4 "~ t hen, Docor,' repliedlaiat i~, ha tih i.'-y o.td nor-li tomells the corn . hh o Lilcoil's IIlairilral Add'r0tes F1lor-Citjizcns <f* ie: Unied Stufcs:-In )mpliance with a custom as old as the gov -nment itself, I appear before you to addre.s ou brieflv. a.d to take in ytr lesence the ith prescribed by the Constitution of* the nited States to be taken by the President, efore he enters ox the execution or .ik ofice. I do not con,ider it necessary, at presein, r nite to discuss those matters of Adminis -ation, about which there is no special anxi ty or excitement. Apprehension seeni to ist among the people of' the Southern States, iat by the acco ion of a epublican Admin tration, their property, and their peace andi rsonal seeuity are to be endangered. here has never been any reasonable cause ir such appreien.ion. Indeed, the most am !e evidence to the contrary, has all the while isted and been open to their inspection. It found in nearly all the published specclies him, who now addre.ses yotu. I do but' lote from one of those Fpcelches when I de are. that I have no purpose directly or in iretly, to inte; fere with the instiution of avery, in the St::tcs wit rei it cxists. I be eve I have nw lawf:.l right, to do so, and I Are no inClina1itionfl to (10 W. ThOSC wlio ..milnate'di i eleeed mrle. did io with full .ieenl edge that I hid :nvle tli'a idl many Mdhir dech1irtions, :u~d hlad n-ever recanited psm. A'id iuore than this tl.ev piaced in ie Plat iiii Ihr my accepnt e, and as aa I lh.:1niel'ves and t. line. the CleAr an'1 ean !:atie re-olitionl i'hic1 I nw real. Resol ha. That the nludtenanc'e inviolate r te rights of States. and especially thu ::It of each S'.te to order aid control it. .vn dente.tie :i itutions accordinig to its wa.u.!ueint ixclu'ively. is es-enti:.i to that alLitlce of' power in which Ilthe p r'ee:. ion and ald'iranice ( f 0ur political fabric de;.-Il, amd 'e denimee tihe lawlec5 in va.i ), by ia. irce of the soiil of anyi' S:ate er Terri tr'. tI ttter uider what pr1et ext, as aune n'g the ravest if crii's. I now reitrate ihene $enti:nins. nd in ig sO I Mlye upon1 the m1.1biiC atel il the Inmost Vemeluiie evid'e" c(f which Se case is susceptible: " That the property. eI:ind secuity of nr setion. ae to lie ith nwise enlitu:.rered by the now i:c .ming AIn I;i trat!i on." I ; d, too,) that all the. rotection which.. ".isiLentl I with the Con itution and the hws, can be tiveni, will be erfully given to all the States, whein lIwev illy demandel for whatever cause, as cheer. ilv to one section as to anotlie There is mneh controversy ab ry of fu;.itives froin ser vice or laiise I now read is as plainly v lonstitui ion as :ni.e otlhe". of its No pecrson held to service ir' tate, unler ihe laws theretif. noth(r, shall, in consee(iice of anly laW or eglation therei-i. he dischrged front Such s, vice or labor, but shall I.e delivered up on airn of the party to whomit .tue .ervice or Jir may be due." It is searcelyv quest iO that tilts provisti ,as il:endge-1 i thoe '.vh in:ale it, fir the eelnaililg uf what we Call fug"itive slaves, d tle i.tentlicl of the law-giver is th - l:w. LI; ineWibers o Cor.'gress swear tbeir support up'p ,rt tie this prov.,iin a: tnuch as I tin hose cat's coin:ih within the terms oif' thi nhii~u'. N.,w i' t hey wouheldl malmi the e.. 1'.;. IhV meu.imt' hhf' wehich! teo keeph yh'hd tl~a: m,:'niiniem.. t'h ?~hf Ther i. a '.ae 1i:-ri a el!e th::t. e' . i-w::'a' s niot a very1 liuer.:' e. f' t he shire'.. is t : .e .-urr'e.ii'red, it in - if' icui li the coinse'iflewl:e to hient or t., ath r*'by hiIihl~ ati''ty ; ~'i.,li doi. hnd i'l''! -ty ~e. n ay eilib hh..:litn tha:. is ath ree~.as to. howe it 'lah:d! 1tim ? Ag~an :i an i 11. thi- ulj-cI, itg ': ne I in 1 iinanh:iriip i eb.:n:ie ti e nr5~e . thi ' t li' ee ai.a:;e I-. r an'-'y e':l-e l.oT - thnl e:.O ul fll' that el a t in th(i~e .'.n ti su Ie'.luL: r wh ie e f :at:-an : I thI, 11teg'~ thl a t it -: ii h Sht t t .,b fe' ird U i -~ e! it lih fpril t.a i tak the' it . - i .1th $t. day i thluL n. tmen ; ,hnevati'ns a::l wlei b t:'i iora to co lllh rt3incavinges All hilet be d aott chtote Ia to s.''ift pyt i"'var nt liehi. oft in.:re pir:.perto e elt:iee.gId ge that lae ite if eet:ill' muchsafe l 6 ri al, t i n ..iiicia' l et;cl Iin'e' riate ii'at ions,'C~ t'nform to, and hid ce y ldll that c~i swhich sfitandlt nree''i'. lhan iio vioae any~ of tuei teig to liad o inapu-e liaty i hv'linthem P'het to ie unied it ii tis eveenty-t ', ler s ince'i ti'hifirstinau 'rton ofli a't't Prtidell 1nd.- our''s nt'inal~O a .ui:1e.: adoi'f iii eed i hilpexe -inive iiluted I t ithrtu'd an peil, hand genall erii~ I h' pceet, I nit enteupo te sate .n~ th attC in contpat in ''ofy anivr a i contract be practically unmade by less than all the parties who made it? One party to. i contract may violate it-break it, so to speak -but does it not require all to lawfully re cin it? Desciniiang from these general principles, we find the proposition, that, in egal contemplation, the Union is perpetual, yonfirmed by the history of the Union itself. rhe Union is much older than the Constitu tion. It was formed, in fact by the articles >f association in 1774. It was matured and >>ntinued by the Declaration, of Indepen lance in 1770. It was further matuced, mid the faith of all the then thirteen States was expressly plighted, and engaged that it hould be perpetuaal. -By the articles of Con. 'ederation, in 1778, and finally in 1787, one >f the declared objects for ordaining and es ablshing the Constitution, was to form a nore per'ect Union. But if the destruction f the Union by one, or by a part only of the 4tLates, be lawfully possible, the Union is less erfect than before the Constitution-having onit the vital clement of perpetuity. It fellowg. from tle~e views that no State, apon its own mere motion, can lawfully go )ait of the Union-that resolves and ordinan :cs to that effect are legally void, and that icts of violence, within any State, or States, igainst the authority of the United States, tre insurrectionary or revolutionary, accor ling to circumstancvs. I therefore, co-sider hat in view of the Constitution and the laws, :ie Union is unbroken. and to the extent of ny ability, I Ahall take care, as the Constitu ion it-elf exp:'cssly enjoins upon me to do, hat the laws of the Union .,ball be fiaithfully xecuted in all the States. Doing this I lcin to he onaly a simple duty on my part, and I shall ierform it so far as practicable, iniess my righfil na-ters, the American people, shall withhold the requisite means, or it, soie anthenative matnner, direct the con irary. I trit that this will not be regarded VSa me eULC. but o'l x a the d!clareil iurpoe ,f the I'i . tiat it will cons'tituti'intalvy de )Ind amnd n n itself. In dh.ing ILi.. tlere i eids to be no blood -.1 d. or vi*..!etce, ani the:e shall lie none, mn;::s Crrel un. te Nati .inal aithority. 'l.e power cial i h- to me will be us-ed to hah! en'cipy. and p the property and hice.., belonaig :f, t he Gover.aani-nmt. and ti, a t !t Ihe nIha:is an I inilorfs ; but l 'ieyond 1h1t m ..y l nece-sary ;11 these ol9.0:s. here will lie no invasion, no using f force : it tr amngi the peoi.le anywhere. ernnent ito enfor:ce the exercise of these olli Cet, tle at niemipt to alit so would be so irrita tin.. and! so clearly impractie::ble wit a. tLhat T d en it lie! ter to forego fir lie time the uses of:,ue.h olie--. The n-tila. uiless rep.led, will c intianue t, furni.:e-1 in1 a!il part< ('f the( Union. So I'li as li".ilie, The pe1op110e eve:rywhere shall have th:at se-se of pervfect security, which is ingf~v.rah-to cahn t~Ough tanl rt flectio~n. T'he:' c.,irse hetre it-licated will Lie f',1hnved.L, unle .s cur'n t evets and'expeiencwne :-hall sn'iw a mednitinitionm or ebnan;:e to be proper a:a'l int< v:-ry cao.'e atndn xitetncy amy bmest is eetioni n iii in-. nxreised accinag to circun-a .d am. r.a-: nille ex.i-i::. ,ttnd withJ a view ail a l.,i:,t oif a p~es:. fml solmtion of the nm tjonal 1i llean tnii- the a-st.antiiin iif fa'nter nal .mp:ntiies airl tiditn. Than't the ni:e per 'lIs i:a olne .stol iou ano ttiter who .nee tio de-rl th3 Ile I'aiiaaniat all everals, and ar. .:a'l of ny. itren-x: t.. do0 it, I wdlI neither :dfitrm ut' dieny. bunt ii 1.'r. lie sucht, I nteedl a~desno wordI to them'na. TCo ihonre, honwev a', whno r'ealh'. lo-.-e the I.niot n.'-y I nit --peak. I efoa'e en ttit.. upn ttso pranve a aantter as thne ale-::ntaiim in:-'u n'nalti:,ai liri with all its m..narins.:to I-ilh,.ps, naoulh it not be wa-e to a.-ees :.i t nnreci.ely whvni we do it 7 \Wd youvi hnaz~.trdi si de>p.-r:nte a step whaile :h-eis :nay'~ piis-itihay i thty portion ol' iit ilk vI f !b-'nrtn haave tn) retai i stence. \\li v n.a w nl., tin'' n'-rt:au ii j1 y--n Iiy to ar ar~~e t ta!ilm~n ral oini's yon ly fran'nn? '\\'ili vou arisk commtt. :nttn iof s., fear-" a'ul . an m-ttake -: I .lnrprofess to lbe cn.ntent in thne Unint. if' all C2n:.s:i:;:ti..nal righn.. t an bne nm.intaitned. Is it :r'ii' tlinan tha inn tiy right, phiilny wrnitn'n inn the~ C .atitanthi nt. Las beean deanea? I think :n, ..Il liply thne huan aninad is son cine' a en! thItat tao p.irty c'all a'each to the audacity3 of' din thnis. Thinak. if' you cta, an.- a .i ngle inatstanacc itt nhich a plainly wita(1 ten proisioni of the Ct'itu~ttiolnhais ever beena deanied. In lay the ne ihre ntae o: tnumbertlsl' a nmetjori' ty shnould dep iv e a niiynority of' auny cleanrly w. ittean const i tut ioInal right~ it amiglht, ian a mnor' al poiant ot' view, junstify a'evolutina. It e..r* tainly wouhll it' snaeh r'ight, werte a vital one. hDutt suchl is nmot iinl r au.., a-' I he In it~1d .igIts n,' amiinrit ies tand if' i ndividuals tare so plainly seetrn1 to themn by, nflirantinas andai negaliona, guaant.n'fs, iail pr'oihbitiotns in thne Conastitna tiion that coattr'oaer.ie's never anise conernag hman. Butt no oranie law can ever lie Irtama (d with tan nrvisiotn spnecifi:ally apliciable to every' pnstin nihieb ayn occur' ian praetical tadminiist rat iona. No foresighft cain anticipate, n inr anny dlocumnant of' reasont.Lile leingth cola t.iii e'xpress priionms for all feasible ques' ti ins. .Shal' f'ugitivn's from labonrbe suarr'ndered by aat ional nar lb'. St-iti aauthoa'ity ? Thne coansti intion does not expresslny say'. Must. Coat tess parotect sh:i..ery ina the Territories'? The C'onnsiitnt ian does niot express'5ly say. Fr'om alles' tions of thnis class spaing aill our conastitutional controvers'ies anal we divide uaponi them into manjoriies lanai mtinorities. If' the minor'ity will waill not acquaiesce the majority nmust or the Goveranent muanst cease, there is no other talterantati vc for conatinutiang thne Glovernmeant, buat, acqnuaiesce on onie side or the other. If a maintority in snaeh etase will secende rather thana ann, niesCe!, theay mnake a parecaodeint wichl n tura'n wiiliv'inde nindi rauian Item, fonr a man non ra V f ii'h.- ir aowan iil rencedne fraoan thnem w.'never na mnrjarily refuases to he controlledl by such mninnrityr. For instance why may not any portion of a new confederacy a year o two hence arbitrarily secede again ) recisel as portions of the present Union claim to at cede from it? All who cherish disunion ser timents are now being educated to the exac temper of doing thi.s. Is there sneh perfec identity of interests among the States to cow pose a new Union and prevent renewed sece; sion. Plainly the central idea of secession i the essence of anarchy, a majority held ii restraint by Constitutional cheeks and limito tions and always changing easily with delibet ate changes of popular opinions and senti ments of the only true soverign of a free pec p'e. Whoever re-jects it does of necessity fl to anarchy or to despotism--unanimity is im possible. The rule of a minority as a perm: nent arrangement is wholly inadmissable, a that rejecting the majority principles anarch: or despotism in some form is all that is left. I do not forget the position assumed b) some, that Constitutional questiona are to b decided by the Supreme Court, nor do 1 den that such decisions must be binding in an case upon the parties to a suit as t. the objec of that suit. While they are also entitled t very high respect and consideration in a] paralled cases by all other departments c the Goverument, and while it is, obvious' possible that such decikions may be erroneon in any given cases, still the evil eflect follow ing it being limited to that particular cast with the chance that it may be over ruled an never become a precedent for other caseo can better be borne, than could the evils of different practice. At the same time the car did citizen must confess that if the policy c the Government upon vital questions allectin, the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed b decisions of the Supreme Court, the instanl that they are made in orditnry litigation b< tween parties, in personal actions, the peopl will have ceased to be their own rulers-ba1 in- to that extent, practically remigned thei Govertiient into the hands of that cminwei tribunal. Nor is there, in this view any i sault uipon the Court or the .1 udges. It is duty frum which they i:iy not shiriink, to d1 eide caics pr -perly brought before them, an it is nfo mult of theirs if, others seek to tur their decisions to pitlieal fpurposes. Owe section of our country believes tha slavery is right, and out to be extended, whil the other believes that it is wrong, and ougli ,?ot le b. extemed. T1zi6 is the only subistat tial dispute. Tue fuigitive slave" clause of th Coils: iutioen, and [he law fUr the suppressio ea es afler lie si itrati.n of te s:ctions tha - Th. F. r, S;ve' Trh.., now imi.erfectl -.ppr1-s1 e 1, w1.uhi he tiftimahe-ly revvved with out reotrictin il lne .w:in, wl.iIe tfugitiv . s ow tnily partially surrmbVf2:red., wtOul niot Ibe surr.nderel at all by the other. lhys cally speaking, we cannot s. p trate. We cat it reniove our rl.-lect.Ve sections i eae otlr, nor b .ii.f 111 inaf;.isilem wall be'tiwee hemn. A lhu-b and atnd wiifea lmyie divorce ..nd go otut of the piresence andl beyond thI reich of each oilher. buit the diffe'renut paurta i our conr canniot do this ;ltey canno bi' remuaiun th'e to faee, :ad intereot.rse, eithe ruicabhai or hn.stih-, most ,i tiu bet wee :hemn. I.- i p. s.,be thlen to mamke that ite e; trse more ais anitag..ous5 yr imore sat ifaetoi after ,-ej-arationt I I: i betfore ? t.Lin a: ne maike treaties enier thano frienid eaam imal, Iaan.s'? C2an t reaties b~e umore hithlfully e' oriced deiweeni aliens than I laws cani amnon friends ? Supp.,use you go to war, you cannot figl aways, and who~n, aller mnehdi loss on bol .ie~, ad no gain on ither, youn ense ligh iaug, the idlenticai old queiastions as to t ermis itetrcouirse are ag aint up~on you. This con try. with its inlstittions, bel onigs to lie teoph weary of' the existing goven'.nwn~lt they' a: exercise their const itutitonal righit of' am n i it. or tI . cir revoltutionary right to dismnet her or* vtwihro it. I cannlot bc ignorant of the fact that ntali wrthiy anid p atrioile ciitize s are desirmous hain'g the inationali Conttitut ionl amen'ide Wh'lile I make nio remeiindation oif amen~i ment, I fullhy recog .ie lhe right Iii autmhori of the peofide over the whol; sub'jcti, to I eXL'1'ised in either of the mlodes prescribed the inistrumetit sel f, :il I shoul, under c isting cicmtne< faivur riather than oppipo a fudr opportunity bemag o.ffered theu peop' to act upon it. I will venture to tddl, th: t.) me the Conmvenmtion mnode sents pureferab] in that it allows auemenents to originate wi the people themselves, iastead of. only pernm ting item to take or reject propositionis orii nated by others, not espeiucialfy chosen for ti purpose, and which might not be precise such as they woutld wi.,ht to either accepit refutse. I understantd a piropotsed amnendme to the Conmstit ationm, which :tnendmenat, ho ever, I have tnot steni, hiaS passed Congress the ell'ect, thatt. lie Federal Govermnment sha: never interfere with the dotmestic institutio1 of the States, inclading that of' personms lie to service. To avoid mnisconstructioni of wht I have said, I dep, art front my purpose inot speak of' particular amenidmenits so far as say, thtat holding such a prov'ision to now I implied constitutionald law. I have nto ohij tion to it. beitng made express anmd irrevocibl Th~e chie f Magi strate derives all his authioril from the people, and thtey have coniferred am upon hint to fix terms for thti sepauration t the States. The people thmetuselves can this also if they choose, but the exectutive such has nothing to do with it. Ihis duty to administer the present governiment as camne to his hands, and to transmit it untin paird by htitm to his sucecessor. Why shon there not be a patienit cotnftidence in thme tult mate justice of the pieople'! Is there ami better or egnal - hope in this world 'l In ot presenit differences, is either party withoit aith of being in the right, if the Almight Ruler of nations, with his etornal truth, an r justice be on your side of the North or on r yours of the South, that truth and justicn will stirely prevail by the judgment of this -great tribuinal-the American people. t By the frame of Government under which we live, this saine people have wisely given their public servants but little power for mis - chief, and have with equal wisdom provided i for the return of that little to their own hands Iat very short intervals. While the people re - tain their virtue and vigilance, no Adiniis tration, by any extreme of wickedness or ful - ly, can very seriously injure the Government in the short space of four years. My countrymen, one and all, think calmly and well upon this whole subject ; nothing valuable can be lost by taking time; if there be an object to hurry any of you, in hot haste, to a step which you would never take delib erately, that object will be frustrated by tak ing time, but no good object can he frustrated by it. Such of you .as are now dissatisfied, still have the old Constitution unimpaired, and , on the sensitive point, the laws of your own t framing, under and when the new Adninis. ) tration will have no immediate power if it I should change either. f If it were admitted that you who are dis satisfied, hold the right side in the dispute, s there still is no single good reason for precipi - tate action. Intelligence, patriotism, chris tianity and a firm reliance on Him who has I never yet forsaken this favored land, are still , competent to adjust in the best way all our i present difficulties. In your hands my dissati.-fied friends and f countrymen, and not in mine is the momen ; tous issue of civil war-the Government will r not assail you. You can have no conflict t without being yourselves the aggressors. You . have no oath reistered in heaven to destroy i the Gtverninent, while I shall have the most - solemn one to preserve, protect and defend it. r I am loth to close. We are not enemies, but t friends, we ust not he nenmie., tholmgh pas sion may have strained it must nut break otr bonds of tifection. The mystic chords of memory stieteling fronm every h~a tie field and I patriot's grave to every living heart and I hearth's tone, all over this broad land will yet swell the chorus of Uiion when again t touched as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature. Extraordinary Miracles. The Corpus Christi (Texas) Ranchero of C January 12 has the following singular state I ment ..1 a a diseases Glieh is 1:cir I-; rt-stors ;ivht. to tihe blimd ; in tarct. pert.,rims :ell ki:u ,l mir V avles. N.. mt:e can tll. his name or where lie 'i cam r.m. 1hsay- thin he %ill be khled iii Me i. I e ques:. thl:at hiii niird!erer mayav 1 iot h.e pui..:l. I I, Ca'ms h.- iks .ent on an i- e.<pewcial m1ii.1ion tos the .i-xienl 1--olh.: hiat lie Abll p1rf.:rmn many wa.m'leil thing. ibi iak e :avy diel..ur. s hApprae Ihe cle s e ii ble~ er er. App1 ar'antly hut s'xeen, or seven d tena years of agu, lie hats a gre:at L.-ai of e : riar chal lengt hi ;ad as ait evi'Ih-nee that if lhe is noi ilh;pausm-r. it is re~ported'a that Gen. .t 'i-baturri bi .i haa ileban' y shav en, :Id a thena r tl Linm if hea was really a man of Ga d, as lhe lu is fuee. Th'le .maint teon iested his intetrre g yat *r to turn his back fir a few mnoniets. s which lhe dida. awd :a:'m-r ma!.i :.: apr:a-. amui e going throug'; some my sterious (:ereamny, i- prest' his ace was coavere I vaith beard the g snune' as be.fore. Thsth tory "oce, an.1- if1 m..t trac, ei r at tan t, is that the 1e'.ieams of ti. i- atal ad. ha joining e. .nnties atre swarmimI'r tiihl--r in lt lagei numl.aers, and so me A merium.s are pe >pigto g. "c~.Ioti:'s Yoii . lK a: m."-Son;e : ears ag anbIl sga nidatir, wvha' Wzas very. ern vtery rolaal', at.dl a little deiaf, was e::nzar-da ton I-n~ t 1htie ten comnaanizi.bne-is 'en a lct ina a churezi, not live maila from, ha1:T.I.. I.. worl.aid twao ays a% t it. and at th len alit uthe: Sicond dt.1a thea .ato~ir 'If the eborebl enm te toi see how th.' mkini . hilrt h.ilt ., :is tha e rred gentiLe Inuni nai: hii. ees *over thea Ia' h-.t. "- Iah !"i s-I the p:ast r. nis his fau:,na- ey detected~ somiethain.! wrong ini the waordi!. of the parects; .1 whyv, vyou en.reless'~ abl persui, you have left a part of one ofi t h~ e tntnand' mnts ent irely (ant; doni' r~t : ? "N.. , no snh tin g," satid thae old man, put tinag on his sp'euacles; io, nothizag left out whlere '1 ".Why there," paersi-tedl the pastor, "~ look at thiem in the liible ; yotu have left somie of the comntuma nments out."' " Well, what if ] have ?" sad oldI Obstina ey, as lie nran his eyes5 comaplacenitly over the work. " Whaat if I have ? There's inure oan there nowjl thanU you'll kea'p " N t:w l'sa: roun . SA m:.-It i-s rumzored diat Sierrinag hias received an order froma Wash in tgtotn city fur otie of lais largest and best pdlatenat iron safes, for the White llouse, it is undlerstood to be for Mr. Lincoltn's personial use, not oniy four r'etra at to in tinme of danger, w shen assassins are stiuoed to be about, but if lie should desire to t ravel, it is baelieaved it wCaill be safer to tranispaort hinm fromi lhace to e-plice in it, thau in a S cotehi capa anal military elchik ! Gecn. seutt is to carry the key y . 444 >f prvt letter from an extetnsive, ianufacturer *o of Providenice, R. I., to a getlteman in this is city, has the following : is " The contdition of affairs lucre is awful. it No sales of goodls or anything else-no value a to personzal or real estate. Confidence ex dI tinguishied; everybody waiting for the -Ith of i March. It' relief does iiot comle their nuill., v must Ihe stoppeiad ;labor muist be uniemployed; hiusintess meni moust sutctumba; universal des, it lation must prevail. What terrible responsi y bility party maen have assumed in plursuit of 4 iom ,,in...,.~cainm.~. " The Southern Congress. The suljoineil acts of ile Southern Con tresa will be scanned with interest by all :lasses of icaders: AN ACT. 7P raise moneifisr the .mipart / the grr ment!. and to IIlidIe I;,)r /te feinlice ' el Cnfol/erate States o/f America. Smrt;. 1. The Congires i ' the Cm'upderatIe /ates do C(nuci, That the Presidrnt. of the jonfedlerates States be. anu hIt i- herehy ntit 1hrized, at anV time witiLhinl twt1ivV months ifter the passage of this act, to borrow, on ie credit of the Confedurate States, a sum aot exceeding fi.ee n milli.s of dollars, or to much thereof as in his opimon the exigen :ies of the public service may require, to be ipplied to the payruent of appri-priations unade by law for the mupport of the govrni ment and for the defences of the Confederate Rtates. Src. 2. The Secretary of tl:e Treasury is erchby anthorizel, by the consent of the Preoident of the Confederate States, to cause to be pirepared certilicates of -.tock or bonds, n such bums as nire hereinafter mentioned. ?r the amouit to be borrowed as aforesaid, to lie signed by the Register of the Treasury. m(1 sealed with the seal of the Trea.,ury ; at.d he said certiticates of tock or bonds shall b: nuade payable at the expiration of ten years rom the first day of September next; and he interest thereon shall be paid semi-annu ily, at the rate of eight per cent per annunb t the Treasury and such other place as the ecretary of the Treasury may designate. knd to the bonds which shall be issued, as foresaid, shall be attached coupons for the memi-annual interest which zhall accrue, which :oupons way be signed by oflicers to be aip inted for the purpose by the Secretary of le Treasury. And the faith of the Conifede -ate States is hereby pledg':d for the due pay nent if the principle and intersst of the ,aid tock and bonds. Six. 3. At the expiration of fiye years, 'rom the first day of September next, the donfederate States may pay up any portitin f the bonds or stocks, iiun 6 g three nionths previois; publie notice, at the seat o) rolverment, of the p-irticuLar :,tocks or boni, o be paid, iid the time and place of pay nent ; and from and after the time so appoin ed, no further interest shall be paid on said tock or bonds. Si:c. 4. Thu certifneates of'stock and bond, I iall be i-iued in sumh form and for such ill expense- attentng the san. Si:i. 5. From wid after the lir.t d iv o. Anu %.t:r Lad e eoed e!;-eed ati pI:.i-., a1 duity of one-cigtL min m:ne LeC ;pe:r poundl. on !ll cot-ni in thet raw s-tate ex otdfr..m1 thle S-d:a:t 10ae 1 w:ch .iIty k-,h...nby i ei.111y. pleieu.l o the .'lil pa:nenit t' int ere.--t and pri:,eii-al, 'S the loan i.r1Ivalei- fur di- A.:, ai the Sertary it Ohe 'iea.-iry is h.r..bv anth illr nd re unto lfeet the proivt---iitns of ti -tertion: .i-edti under u:.e see:.mdi sectlin ul thi, a: w t lben iiue, .:-h1al e reicivable itt pairtcttt ol I he expir rinuuty ott cotlton. />r,.,e.,,?u. ab-o., t hat wv. ent t ute de li in uate to thfat emi;, thec said~ expiort dutty sht:d Adapted, Feb. 27. 18st1. A N AtT S .c. 1. The Ciuarrt. r.f iheCie, ra Ituetiio i ne te:: -hi. :ii to ; : . t ! to e ie tii. t;-nu. of~ tiLe :,tW iti i al-- tate s ita . pen eiii n- w:. a n hi itt pn~~.ih tor :**eim trot, esert te r.-.r.nut :ttu t.0 io.- i 'it onoi d u.d -,liw--'t~ e tow .-tr...e c.rt'. e al:mit'5ttiry ti erava:d. in every saitate.. reference tthcr e tn :uto a ti bieins b~ r -z t-rta (hl ti) turn ..r ando tem pharerb f.r ito tlk 1.crtti. Sic. :'. .ind i/f r--r c erd, That te. wart whic aerii ben rei:ird ifrom the str iG t o Stas. a,itwti.ii:h a res it t ie r arsenitand .vontiy aodse of the ir State ind at~ll othr arms andh mui ion ih they tt' innt esir t turn tve n makes charebs Seci.: . lie iif /hewenctr, hat tres re tii benthcrized th ive into theer'.iby Co iths attrnmensne orces~~r :nowt n t~ crucen so reaid tat- a t ay betnerd or i wrovi miIAy vouttib. csn of th.leir State. nd the rnesn ashd be 'it b mine f ir an timeavc ntt esst oflv ittrmonts, unil e.-s pe .4 Be it /iurther e'miir/ d, That said forces mayhen received ith theirvoficerf dby Companet, Bataline ort ...int ,a and wh ers recieid thel fevor f ~tor ther PviinAmy of the Confederate State hllh accrdlijc to t ate trit tle iid goeritinet. the advicme a rulnt of Congempinh .ren benceta fo he feroice. my ~rs of the Counfederate States hl of decrica do enact, That the exemiption from ditic. allowel by tihe " eim to exempt from dluti(.S certain commodlities theit-f natnlell. al for other p.::rpm, pmand on he lolh daw of F..bru-nrv.i. Fhll e-xiend1 oly to Mi"Ih o!A- ln .i a . m a n;-d on or .ire the -'(.hd y (Af l a r.C inC: t.. s shall h::' actinl vbeenr 'abn laJU On b '. a th exportin-g vesel or (onve4 arve dsi:.e. i fOr any port in this tineere to r h1,4,r tl.e 15.h, iilyC March in tIe r [Sent F. ar. .\ . Ah T. try alid! delirer. m a !oi ( Tlesn' :here far. Scr. 1. Ti. n ;rrss 'f tie ('en:diert," Slaitx rf Amiericado inl.I That the Scre. tary or the Tresary b-s, :d lie is herlv ::n thorizet.d and emtpoaweried to estalblishei inch port.s of etry ad delisery ot gis , warcs and merchamlize as in hi. j:;dmgient. may ie iece.stry i,r the proper collection of tf l e.S Lonms and the ett.ree ;-(it Owh r(-venn lawis of the Canfeuderat Stat.'s ; :i:d that he he power to M ha:g. dulhtr nid alish suIcII ports. p'aces er entry -td delivery. at at-y time whe.n the public ert t:-y reJ'pUite Wt W.;e. 2. A1; i/furio r ewic/ed, That the See retary of the Treasury be and he is Iri-ey atithorizved and eipowerA to a-ppoint suita he rer.sons as collecters uf the customs at such ports and place of u entry and delivery under such regnlations and with such salaries a he nov from tine to time prescribe ani es tablish. AN ACT Far ite estal.,.:I unel erc;vj:.iain a (icncral Slall'*.;;r th:. arm;;y of MheCom er ie S!:les If .I merica. St.:c. 1. The Culltrl.: I|'||:e Clii'derule S:ules f ..rnel icl do ruw:/, That frii aal afer the passtge of 1 his act, ti:e ;-neral -;.iff off the arnly of ihe ConfIdrate taeS el.all Con.i.st of In Adjat;Sat and linpvctor Gen. r als DApartment, Qarteraxts aeneral'. I partment, Suri-ee Loeiawr:e.t, aud tLW Medicald Ds partme:.t. Sec. 2. B-, itfrr7i:er enarhl, That the A - itan~t and- linspecttor Genewrai,' DepaIrttinea.t sh:dl a consist t't 01:x A.jutant at.d inspaetor J:Itieed tih the riatk ut Colnel; four As sistant A-ijntant Genianls vi:h the r;tak ut Mjor, and I na:- .aur..istalat .dj.a...-t GieIS with the ranik of Cn-plain. SrE. 3. Be U further enueled, That ihn Quarier Master Generais D partment sbhll pay in the line, shall r, eive mwent d.1: 1-4 per thahi e en;:tiE'a. il: s. hat -n . T; a I uawrter N1awner. herein pn -IiA;led f.rih:!. .Il tiiIage the d .ties Cf P..-,n '. ia e suc rea''Ctic~ lOSs u::CV C;.s a oreihen: by" t hea : lecrct-I of V: r. . . . Gi. WOL at 1,- .1 litC. - m m 1isr !z:a e in.r.a's Departs.w u sh:. ee;ua a.. t I.e Con a:-.':a y la..ne' d 'I . d:- 1.e r:i h af t:..h,.aa!--1 Irl' L noCiCal i, CCC I.! e ih '!..':;. lk :.1' ris'-a, mayC*1 1;u '11 ::.a: to tini..' he I iairad by t hea~ .>eri'ce, m;1ty ibe d.-t ald by (l 'ae War D) -patt:Icat, 1r<.CaI l-'.-l.habe~rns ofth lila I , 0 woI:: atd.mina taa thir pay inl tt!he lne s! a.1 ree.ive I t: e.v duIIb.rs pcr nC-tC il v.hile. en. ter f.:s:ears :nld A~.,stant Canmi:.-ari... .sh .1 h: subljaect to diIe's inl hotC h .i- laIl llmC.mC Id. the samne tie, but aball nourt recti m4 theV a hi S;:c.5. B.la ,//,rIr: na--I,/oa, Tht ihe .I.. - adl Departinent .-1.ali cot..si-t ICf one:1 Sr.:. on ah~nerall with t!.era:. of Ca'!a'.e!-fai~r .ur ..nsvih the rant.k af .\i. j- ao is. -tant 'l Surgea:. ~ -.I:h i r:0a k fa ':l : -"ice mna r.ICqi'. tas:' y t be jmial. ad byvh Del)partu~m-'t If W~ar, :amIi' rteve the pa.1 i.1 ta'r Ge::a'a' and LC m mi-..:ay lsai aer' ! 0. p Ir:ments.! thi'm;;:h <1:ih!e' t-> C e~:~ a m I. - .urdlina to the rank they' hldal inl thle uan oft the Confederate StaeI.of Amera'Cic.a. shCad .at assum c10(dal aIadI If trop C unib~' eI IAe p:. en dutyi under a oarder whh IC peCra' i:,11y. l .lo':reet. by abrICItIh y af :I.e Pre-Wet. I he a.h:ars it' the M[. fical 1)-par'talent s'i-al rlat exe.,'* "a' 31cman~d 'ecpt in tI cir ownl )crasrlalnt. Sr~c. 7. Be~ i/Jurtn.w ca'.-!r-l. Tlha& ila h :~n' Ofitcers herein pr'.vaided aor :,hai' he y pC..imdI~ by the P'r::.-idhent, by' t:. an with he Ladvic and conCsenIt ofI thel. ConIgreaa, Uad .ChaI1 rle;a.: sneh pahy an. lla wanaCces a:bal Ibe herra.~ r est;ali.he 1 by Ilaw. tain l)emnoesrat is Iaaaonible! for th.e faollow A disIappin'CCted canCidja t' enlled f'or an ,.layearajpaIm r - i: tha' )rla:ms1 I hat e!. a rnn - to. ahe blarkeaaa; er spe !!!yaco ph-ted r. cI C tail. anld was n( ppina it a! wfth l ch.anth I. " WhI:o's te; I ?--wha:.t':, that ?' adeCnanIAed ir: it'il give ya'' C a good app~C at." ":p - ite, hi- V;! ;ake that "I :Ji old; takeit aout! I don'Ut wat noC liapp.titae-n' hat's a failea~r na ant ofan) :l appc-tite wC 'a,-n~ hel hai:.'tL fm..t mem-yI~a enoCnC;;h to p-ay fat r i~ h i ' .ak i.-t. lI w r'a' Wo- .ar Paast:1.-Thea St. I.ontis Kr~in./ Yo., ay that ont34CI Tu a' niht par(y ad gflablr' er upe in phnvingj. at t alal a-)1o Laenst stra et, when1 olne uf the The host money of the losing gambler was placedl uponl the table, anld his opponent, reaching tihe cards to himt, told him to "' cut.'' ie immlediatly aid so by sticking- his kni~e through the gamnbler's hand, and pinning it to the table. He then grasped the motney, and in the excitement escaped. An eastern editor is delighted at having nearly been called "honey" by the gal he loves, because she saluted him at their last --ting as"a Old Beeswax 1"