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[continued from the first page.] except at the permanent seat of government. What, then, was the conditiou of things ?? The Legislature could not go to Fort Leavenworth, because the Secretary of War said there were no buildings there to spare, aud Congress had subsequently passed an act forbidding the appropriation to be expended except at a permanent seat of government. Was not this a virtual abrogation of the clause establishing the seat of government <? temporarily" at Fort Leavenworth ? Well, sir, when you go one step further you see that this very act gave the Governor power to call the Legislature together at <<?>/ % <nJrt/>/>" no Via nVi(-mlfV fhink nroDer.? Does not that fact justify the construction which I put upon the act, that the seat of government was to be a short time at Fort Leavenworth, and that after that time it should be at such place as the Governor thought fit to call it together, and as the j Legislature might then determine ? It seems to me that that clause gives great force to my construction. Again, in the same act, the Governor of Nebraska is authorized to call the Legislature for its "first session" at such place as he thinks proper. For its "first session !" An important difference. Why this difference between the two provisions, unless it was, j that in the case of Kansas they intended to leave to the Legislature some latitude of action in case the Secretary of War should decide that there were no suitable building for ! their accommodation at Fort Leavenworth ? I It is said that, in order to render legisla- J lation legal, the Legislature should remain ! at the seat of government. I repudiate that j idea; I deny that the legisilative authority 1 is inoperative unless it is exercised where the j seat of government is established. It is ab-' surd in the nature of things, and it is con-1 trary to all our practice and all our history. Even in England, where forms arc so rig idly adhered to Parliament, which regularly meets in London, has in some instances removed its sittings to other parts of England in case of emergency. The Congress of the Confederation, upon two memorable occasions, left the city of Philadelphia, and continued its legislative functions at another point. Under the present Constitution, Congress met for years in Philadelphia. Instances iu our State Legialatures are numerous. The Virginia Legislature when the English army were present in great force, removed to Charlottesville. The Georgia Legislature were migratory in the Revolution ; and as the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Stephens) ( said, a few day since, they went into North ( Carolina. The principle contended for would vest ] the legislative power of the Government in the mere place. It is not so. It resides in ] the men composing the Legislature. I say j there is nothing in the point. The law j which governs this matter is the law ot j common sense, and that is, that it is the da- ] ty of the Legislature to meet at the scat of i government, and not to leave it except for i good cause. The matter of public conven- < ience controls the subject. Now, sir, if you 1 will take the trouble to look at the histoiy < of Kansas, you will find that the Territorial ] Legislature acted with the utmost discretion. | The authority which I have in my posses- < sion shows that the place where they met j | was utterly unsuitable for that purpose. It i had no press, no mail, even food and houses ( deficient, and the cholera was in their midst. Why, then, should they stay there ? Why i should they confine their sitting to Pawnee ( City? Was there any particular merit in i * k T . . . 1 i . _ 1 41 ^ l awnec : i unuermanu suiue geuueuicu iu \ \ .say that Governor Rccdcr held lauds there. 1 I have no objection to Governor It coder ? making as much money as he could; but is < that a reasou why the Legislature should t confine its sessions there ? t Well, sir, where did they go to ? To the i very place where Governor Reeder himself had gone after leaving Fort Leavenworth, | the only suitable?almost the only possible ; ?place, it issaid, in the Territory. Itseems j . so to mc, then, that there is nothing in the j idea that the Territorial Legislature of Kansas was invalid because of the want of authority in the Legislature to change the place of . meeting. ? a But, sir, we are not left alone to mere ar-1 ] gument upon this subject. We have author-; j ity upon this point. The act of Congress ; gives to the President of the UnitccLStates, j r incase of insurrection, power to determine!] which is the governmct. The President, j a in pursauncc of that authority, has determin- ^ ed which is the government of Kansas; and, i a iu so doing, necessarily recognized the valid- j ity of the laws of the Territorial Legislature. ? The decision of the President on this sub- j t ject is conclusive, and ought to be to pre- 1: serve peace. If one branch of the govern-; c racnt disregard the decision of another branch v and urges one portion of the people to rebel, i and put at defiance the government rccogniz- a edby that branch of the government to which f under the general law of the United States, c has been deputed that authority, can we v have peace ? The Executive of Kansas, the ! 1 courts of Kansas, the judges, and the Attorney General, all recognize the validity of v Vio lnnriulntivo mtlmi'iiv Tli^ Sr?ti!ifo nf the United State?, one of the most august 1 legislative tribunals in the world, hasrecogni-; zed the validity of this Territorial Legislature ! r indirectly by the coufinnation of the appointment of Governor Shannon, who had sus- 1 ' | tained that legislation. .Not only that, but it is deducible from the decision of the Su- ] preiue Court of the United States that it would be found ready to recognize it. AYhy? c Because, in the celebrated ease of Luther f Borden?the Rhode Island case?the i Supreme Court of the United States said it l was for the President, under the act of Con- j gross, to determine which was the va'id power in the State. The same principle ap-. j plies to a Territory ; and therefore 1 say mat, in this case, the Supreme Court would necessarily acquiesce in the decision of the t. President as one of the great co-ordinate . i branches of the Government on whom this great power was devolved. Not only that; but we have the authority; if c I understand the matter correctly?of the Committee on Territories, at the bead of 1 which the gentlemen from Pennsylvania (Mr. \ Grow) stands on this point. Bid he not, i the other day, introduce an act in this House t to repeal certain laws of Territory of Kansas ? Why repeal them unless they were valid 1 laws ? The gentleman from Indiana, (Mr. Dunn,) with that quickness of perception which characterizes him : at once saw the a poiut. Mr. Grow, (interrupting.)?Will the gentleman from South Carolina allow me i 1 Mr. Boyce.?By and hy.?Wo have, 1 \ r say, all these conbinations of authority. Now who, with this array of authorities, and ar- i < ray of reason, would deny the validity of the | legislation ? So much fox this branch of the case. Now in regard to the claim of Governor Reeder. ! I listened with great attention, Mr. Speaker j to the report of the majority of the Commit-, tec of Electious, and I was very glad that I i did not hear anything in it which seemed to look as if the majority were disposed to sustain Governor Ileeder's claim to seat here. I was glad of it, because I thought it indicated a sense of justice on part of the majority of the committee whi<Jli I would be sorry to see them want. It shows that, although party zeal may inflame men's minds, yet there is a point at which all but the worst men will pause. If this were not such a serious matter, it would be absolutely amusing to think of the idea of Governor lleeder claim - - i iDg a seat oil this floor under tne terms Dy | which he claims it. But it is, perhaps, too i serious matter to laugh at. It was said by some one of antiquity, that he wondered how i two of the augurs who prophesied in the Roman temples, could meet each other without laughing in each others' faces. And so, if there be members on this floor who urge j that Governor Reeder is entitled to a seat? j I say if there be such?I do not know how they can meet and restrain their laughter. It is necessary to go beyond the very memorial which Reeder presented, to show that he has no claim to a seat here. On what ground does he object to the right of Whitfield on this floor ? On two grounds? ; the invalidity of the law, and the illegality 1 of voters. Put in a logical form, the argu-! ment is this: No man, says Reeder, can j have a right as a Delegate from Kansas un less he be elected under a valid electoral law. Whitfield was elected under no such j valid electoral law; therefore, he has no : right to a seat. But., sir, there is a stern logic in truth which no man can overcome? which appeals to the hearts of all honest men ; and which cannot be denied, refuted, or trodden down. Apply that formula to Governor Reeder's case. Take his own logic : 'no man has a right to a seat as a Delegate from Kansas unless he was elected under a valid election law: Governor Reeder was not elected under any law, therefore, Governor Reeder has no right to a seat on this floor." It would seem, sir, that no member could advocate Governor Reeder's right to a seat on this floor. So far as it may be supposed to be necessary to investigate Mr. Whitfield's right to a seat, and to take the proper course to obtain testimony, I shall have no objection. But, sir, as to Governor Boeder's right, it is wasting time to talk about it. Therefore, so far as it may be designed to examine witnesses on this point, it would be a waste of time. I recollect, in English history, when Lord Clive had subjugated someuufortunate prince in India, whose palace, full of barbaric gold, he occupied, that, from his alarmed ind supplicating prisoner he only took for ilia private use a million of dollars. Afterward, when he returned to England, and when an investigation into his conduct was jailed for, some member of the committee Drought up this charge against him. Olive, jnly remembering how much more lie could iiavc taken if lie had wished, could not con:ain himself, but springing to his his feet, j jxelaimed, with all earnestness and sincerity, Oly God, Mr. Chairman ! when I think of | what I could have taken, I am only astonished at my own moderation.' But, 3ir, I very much apprehend, that \ when the excitement of the oceasioii passes | iff, and reflection and calm thought takes j ts place, that Governor Boeder will not have j lie same consolation Lord Olive had. lrn- I ike him, when ho looks back to the time ; ind the circumstances under which lie claim-j jd a seat here, he will not be able to say I :hat he was astonished at his own modern- j .ion. Jimising cabin (j. TAKING IN A NATIVE. A FISH STORY. A ludicrous scene occurred the other day n Anthony street, near where the new thcitre is in course of construction, which, if a i >rief description may convey an adequate j mpression of it, is well worth the telling. i One of the laborers growing thirsty be-' leath the influence of a hot sun. went hasti- j y over to the nearest hydrant for a drink, j 1 md clapping his mouth to the spout, imbibed ] he Croton as it came, in the most forcible j1 nd plenteous manner imaginable. Hardly I lad poor Paddy, however, tasted the gushing ; ] lood that distended his checks, when lie , 1 >oltcd upright, and with a look of agonized \ i lorror, commenced a series of pantomi uic !1 ontortions which were absolutely painful to ! i fitness. i ' Ow?ow?ugh!' he groaned convulsively, j t the same time clawing at his throat in a m ienzied manner, while he spurted the water < iut again with the energy of a wounded ! ( fhale?then suddenly recovering the use of ; lis speech, he shouted? ; I ' Och,murther! but he's gone; it's all over ; i nth me now ?' j i ' What's gone V exclaimed the crowd that i lad gathered around him. 1 I've swallowed him ! Oh, howly St. Pat- j ick, I've swallowed him!' 1 4 And what the deuce is't that ye've swal-11 owed ?' j i 1A snake, a inurthcring snake ! <)h, holy j i Patrick proteck me !' 11 ' Sure, thin, ye've made a savin' o' yer , linner, said a fellow-laborer, more alive to j i un than sympathy, while a shout of mingled ncredulity and laughter followed, in which < he poor sufferer could hardly refrain from oiuing. < But was it alive, man V euijuired a sytn- ; i lathizinj; individual, when the excitement ubsided. |1 Alive, did you say ? By the blessed pow-' i is. vc ili.ln't tliinV IM l?i after at in ir him lead. Alive, i> it? And didn't he jump ; lown my throat in spite of my teeth V \ : Then clapping his hands to his stomach he |' exclaimed : 4 Och hone, he's squirming now. Oh,'i July St. Patrick ! 0 why didn't ye do yer : vork entirely, and kill the snakes in this nurtheriug country, too? Help, he'll hite i he insides of me. Oh, howly Closes,help! ?murther?fire !' and poor Pat, distracted >y fear, cut tip more capers than a (.'amnnchc vould at a war dance. 4 Tut, tut, tut! he quiet man,' returned i mother. 4 How do you know it was a snake ? ; i 4 How do T know, is it! Didn't 1 fale lim wriggliug his tail ? Oh, holy St. Patick, deliver me!' A benevolent looking gentlemen here sug-; jested that it might possibly be a fisb, or I, perhaps an ccl! ami remarked there ought: to be a filter attached to every hydrant in the j city, as the water was full of all sorts of aui- j malculac. < It's an ail, it's an ail!' shouted a hodman, i catching at the idea. 1 Mike, it's an ail.? ' Run for a filter, and ye'll catch the rascal prisantly.' 1A filter, a filter 1' was the general cry, i < Hun for a filter, Mike!' Without pausing to inquire into the feasibility of using the article in question for the j purpose desired, the poor distracted son of I Erin started with the speed of a race horse j for the office in Broadway, where the figure of Hebe, standing in the window, 1 pours her | never ceasing fount.' 'A what dy'e call em V cried he rushing j frantically into the establishment. 1A snake catcher, for the love of ! A , snake catcher ! Oh, howly St. Patrick !' he continued, snatching up a filter and applying ; it energetically to his lips. < Come out wid ye, ye thafc of the world.' j < My good fellow,' said the astonished hero i of Diaphragms,?1 what is the matter with j you?' 1 Matter, is it?isn't everything the mattery j A snake is the matter! I've got an ail in ' my belly ! Oh?hullaboo, hullaboo.' 1 An eel! How came an eel in your stom- ! ach ?' 1 And didn't the varmint jump in my 1 mouth without saying < by yer leave,' said the j bewildered sufferer, endeavoring to screw the filterinto his lips. 1 But my man, that won't do you any good now. Tt should have been attached to the hydrant, and then you might have drank j with perfect safety.' < And won't it catch him now ?' asked poor Mike in a piteous tone, turning aghast as he dropped the instrument in despair. 1 Of course not?how should it?' 1 Och, murthcr! what will became of me?' exclaimed Mike, with an agony truly paiuful j to behold. 1 Get a socdolger fish hook, said a wag from the crowd. 'Run for a doctor,' said another, 'and get a stomach pump.' The suggestion was immediately followed, and he started for a drug store near. The apothecary, however, applied an emetic instead of the pump, and the poor fellow, after violent retching, ejected a lively black eel, about six inches long. <0 howly St. Patrick!' he exclaimed, experiencing immediate relief, 1 why didn't ye make clean work of it and kill the ails as well?and sure, they are first cousin to the ugly sarpents. Divil a drop of water will I drink again in the blessed country.' And, with sundry other resolutions which j would have shocked the ears of a temper- I ancc man, Mike, pale and trembling with ex- j haustion, returned to his work. tiie uaguaiiuku momkjt. Yes, my lips to-uight have spoken Words I said they should not speak; And I would I could recall them? Would I had not been so weak, .Oh! that one unguarded moment! Were it mine to live again, All the strength of its temptation Would appeal to mc in vain. True, my lips have only uttered What is ever in my heart; 1 am lmppv when beside him? Wretched when we arc apart; Though I listen to his praises Always longer than I should, Yet my heart can never hear them Half so open as it would. And I would not, could not, pain him. Would not tor the world offend: 1 would have him know I like him As a brother, as a friend; l.nt I meant to keep one secret In my bosom always hid, For T never meant to tell him That I loved him?but I did. | SUPPORT YOUR MECHANICS. I The following seusible remarks, which we j find in some of our exchanges, we transfer ! to our columns, and would earnestly com- j mend them to our readers iu this place and j the State at large :? There is no truth more undeniable than , that it is the bounded duty of every connnu- j; nity to support its mechanics. They arc a ; worthy and indispensable class of men, and ; we find no town or village flourishing with- ,: out their aid. Indeed their presence or ab- j1 sencc is alwavs a true index of the condition j' " f of the place?whether it is advancing in 1 wealth and importance or sinking into decay. | Whenever we pass through a village and j > hear the frequent sound of the carpenter's i hammer, the clink of the blacksmith's an- ' cil?that village, we say to ourselves, is 1 flourishing. Tt cannot be otherwise, for the 1 producers arc active employed, and outnum- : bcr the consumers. Whenever aud where- 1 ever this is the ease, the people arc growing ! wealthy, and at the same time training the i rising generation to habits of industry and 1 morality. Where, if a city or village pursue the opposite of the course?neglect its 11 mechanics and supports those of some fur- ' ;ign town?those who can, will be compell- 1 :d to go to sonic other place, and those who 1 ire compelled by the force of circumstances 1 to remain, will become idle and profligate? 1 *11 i 1 .11 tney win cease to produce, ana Dceoinc consumers?in u few years they become beggars, and their children ignorant and vicious. If there is any truth in the assertion that < we ought, as a nation, logivc the preference ] to domestic manufactures, the fact is equal ly true with regard to the community; both 1 tre sustained by the same arguments. If a ' merchant would have around him substantial i customers, let him by every means in his power, support the mechanics of his village, < and as they become more wealthy, their eus- < torn will increase, especially in those articles i on which lie makes the greatest prolits, for ' it is undeniable, that as men become more i wealthy they also become more luxurious, 1 and 110 merchant will deny that articles of ' luxury always afford the greatest profits.? i The habit of importing large quantities of ' cheap and half made articles of competition < with our village mechanics, is short sighted and wrong, both as regards the mechanic j and consumer; and if the merchant would i look further into the operation of things, lie ] would find that he crossed the path of his 1 own interest by doing so. Let the mcreh- 1 ant bring the ease to his own door, and he, I perhaps, may better understand it; suppose ; that every individual who possesses the ; moans, and who uses in his family four or I five hundred dollars worth of goods per an- l nun, should, instead of buying of him at re- i tail, go to some city wholesale establishment < and purchase his year's supply?would he i - i :11:i 1 , not III MUllUUl'a^ CUIlUCIUll MIUU iiu IHlUUl.il course, and would lie not say to him with 1 truth, that lie was warring against his own i interest, by destroying the business of his ' town and giving it to another; and that his littleness would react upon him in double fold by the decrease of his property aud bus-1; iness! So, in the case above instanced, could the mechanic say the same to the merchant. We say, then, let all classes support each other, and by mutual exchanges keep that wealth at home, which, if necessarily expended abroad, tend to destroy the business of your ueighbor, and which in turn destroys your own. CLOSE NIPPING. The following instance of daring sport is related in the Albany Transcript: The feat of shooting performed by Tell, in shooting an apple off the head of his son, has been told overand over again and is as familiar as household words, was a wonderful piece of execution, close colculation and great daring. Something similar was attempted and successfully performed in the village of Pittstown, licnssclacr county about a week since. The circumstance was related to us as follows: There had been a turkey shoot at which several 'crack shots' had assisted. After i the shoot was over, the crowed adjourned to j the tavern ; numerous drinks were called for i and put out of sight, and the whole party, somewhat elated, commenced talking about William Tell, when one of the party, by the name of Horace II. Wadsworth, remarked that he was as good a shot as ever Tell was, and, said lie, 'find me a man and I'll prove it; whereupon Alonzo Grognn stepped forward and said,'I'm the man for you to practice upon.' 'Very well,' said W., 'get an . apple and I'll try it.' Search was made for j an apple, but not finding it readily, a potatoe j was substituted, and the crowed adjourned ! from the bar room to the yard adjoining the ; barn. 'Measure off twenty paces,' said Wads- j worth. The distance was paced. Grogan took j his place, with his cap off and potatoe on his ; head, when Wadsworth deliberately raised j his rifle, drew a fine shot on the potatoe and j discharged his piece at arm's length 1 No , one expected that he would do it; and for I a moment consternation was depicted on the I i -p .11 jl. i * 1 i! 1 i countenances 01 an me Dysianaers, unui | Gorgan, putting his hand on his head, said ; in as agonishing tone, 'Am I dead ? Is there 1 any blood ?' It was found that Gorgan was not dead, but that the potato had been cut in twain, and that no blood had been drawn, though a ridge about the size of a person's finger had . been raised on the top of his head by the . force of the ball. Gorgan, who did not think that Wads-1 worth would fire, was seriously alarmed for ! a few minutes afterward, as he believed j that his skull was split. lie says that if j any smart shots went to practice shooting ; potatoes off a person's head, they must find 1 some one besides him to be their target. 1 ? KISSING. No one can kiss every girl. I'd as lief > take ipecacuanah as kis3 some of your sharp-1 chinned, icicle-mouthed, lignumvitm faced ; spinsters. Why, one could'nt get the taste j of the bitter out of his mouth for a week ! I , go in for your rosy, pouting lips, that seems ' to challenge ev'ry one so saucily. Egad ! \ when we kiss such at our leisure, we think j we are in a seventh heaven. I oncelivctTon i such as kiss for forty-eight hours ; for it took |; the tast. for commoner food out of my mouth Entirely,' as Powers used to say. 0, how I do love the wide, dark entries j: one finds in old mansions, where one could 1 catch these saucy little fairies, and before i they were well aware of your presence, kiss j them so dcliciously .There's kissing for you ! i' Or to go upon a sleigh-ride, and when all, | save you and your partner, are busy chatting j' while the merry ring of the'hells, and the i whizzing motion of the vehicle cause your j ( spirits to dance for very joy?to make be-!, lievc that you wish to arrange the buffalo, \, or pull her shawl up closer around her, and j. then stealing your face into her bonnet, to j kiss her for an instant of ccstaey, while she i blushes to the very temples, lest, others may | ( catch you at the sport. And then, on a sum- ! | racr eve, to row about the bosom of a smooth s lake, and while one of the ladies sing and all the rest listen, to snatch a chance, and laughingly kiss the pretty girl by your sid e, j all unnoticed except by her. Or to sit be- j side a charmer?on a sofa, before a cozy fire, ! on a bitter winter night, and fill up the ' pauses of the conversation?you know, by j f drawing her to you and kissing her. But a word as to the modus operand I of a j kiss. Don't bungle the matter by a five ! i minutes' torture, like a cat playing with a |' mouse. Steal your arm around her waist, | ^ Lake her hand softly in your own, and then ' c tenderly drawing her towards you, kiss her i1 is you might imagine a zephyr to do it. f ' J never exactly timed the manoeuvre with a 1 stopwatch, but I have no doubt that the af- I fair might be very handsomely managed in ten seconds. I The exact point where a lady should be , > kissed, may be determined by the intcrsec- $ .ion of two imaginary lines, one drawn per- ) pcudicularly down the centre of the face, t md the other passing at right angles through ! lie lines of the mouth. j | THE EDITOR. < Editor is but another term l'or slave.? f Flic editor is everybody's slave, and like otli. r slaves, gets more kicks and cuffs than j ^ pennies or praises. Having a multitude of uasters, of course lie comes iu fur a proportionate quantity of slave fare,?dissatisfaction, fault-finding and hard feed, lie is 1 supposed to be?-judging from his treatment ; AmtiiLv.iout rt f* little v.il- . wiiiijiov iuiivj uiiu id ^'Ulimuwivu v* ??? - t ne if not omnipotent. lie must know every ' thing,be poet, philosopher, statesmen, liistorian, naturalist, &e, &c. lie must he every- t where; attend all meetings, lectures and en- ? tertainmcnts; be at all private parties and Ijalls, and go on all pie-nie excursions; must \ be in the halls of Congress, and State Leg- s islaturc and the Common Council Chamber ; must visit all celebrities and form the ac- j juaintancc of all prominent characters as i well as those who think themselves such, and ; give a particular, accurate and favorable notice of everything lie sees. He must be allpowerful?promote and secure the public welfare; puff all artists and all who aspire to lie artists, into notoriety and success; insure the election of all place-loving politicians j - l il i i * i .. 1% . . 1 111111110 triumpuoi some party, nowcver oueu in<l detestable its principles; defend all par- 1 ly measure's, and keep the good will of the v public. And for all this, what recompense [ is offered him '! He is condemned at every uoriier for nut doing hotter! Not one of the ] many lie promotes or labors to promote is J' willing to pay him the " first red cent " for v liis services. He must do all through pat- 1 riotisiu and the love of truth?</<thit fiihir/ '?// c.i'lat exerti>m. , ?H?? ? " Bfeg"" lie that has no hread murt not keep t dog-?Spanish ProwO. 1 I Patent Medicines.?The following cer-1 tificate to the efficacy of patent pills is taken j from the Philadelphia Mercury : " I, John Lubbcrlie, was supposed to be j in the last stage of consumption in '49, suf- | fering at the same time under a severe attack of rheumatism, liver complaint, dropsy, gravel, and cholera morbus. Simultaneously, also, I took the yellow fever and small pox. The latter, assuming the chronic form, completely destroyed my lungs, liver, spinal marrow, nervous system, and the entire contents of my cranium. I got so low that I did not know my brother-in-law, when he came to borrow some money. For three months I swallowed nothing but twenty packages of Kunkelhausen's pills, which effected an immediate cure in two weeks.? j Sworn and subscibed, &c. P. S.?My uncle, Bacchus Pottingcr, was j afflicted so long with the gout, (contracted j by living too much on bear's meat and alii- ! gator's eggs,) that life became a burden to j him. lie took onlv four boxes of said Dills 1 and his life was a burden to him no longer." j A Touch of the Sublime.?Maj. Ross, ! soap man, is a funny fellow. He beats the razor strop man all to nothing in making ' speeches upon all subjects; but, whatever j may be the subject of his discourses they j all end in soap. We stopped to listen to | one of his efforts, the other day, at the cat- I tie show at Keenc. He pointed to. the star- j spangled banner, which was floating over , the business office, and went on thus, or ; something like it: " 0, that I were an eagle! I would seize Columbia's flag unfurled, and soar aloft until I reached the upper air. I would waive it o'er the thrones of tyrant's, an emblem of hope and promise to the down trodden, and hang it from the ceiling of the skies.? I would steal the nectar from (lie gods, and suck from every cloud ambrosial sweets, and ] when I descended again to earth would ; make them into soap. Newspapers.?I find it difficult to live without a newspaper; my children arc always crying out, "Father when are you going to take another newspaper? We can neither see news, nor marriages, nor deaths nor anything." I refer them to enticing books, such as "The Dairyman's Daughter," "The Life of Joseph the sou of Israel," " The Pilgrim's Progress." These they read for a time, but they still cry out for a newspaper; and I have come to the opinion that a newspaper in a family is one of the very best things for improving children's minds, and fitting them for society in after life; aud I would recommend every man that has a family to take one if he possibly can. flSjT-An Ignorant candidate for medical honors, having thrown himself almost iutoa fever from his incapability of answering the questions, was asked by one of the censors how he would sweat a patient for the rhcu-1 matism ? ?T would send him here to be! examined," said he. >iitt ? Top-boots are all the qntsm in New j York now, the cream of Broadway wear tas- I sols to them, and a sporting whip thrust out j from the side-pocket completes the tableaux. Next thiug we shall hear of will be gilt-edged shirt collars. Onk of tiie Verdicts.?The substance of the verdict of a recent coroner's jury, on a man who died in a state of inebriation, was " Death by hanging round?round a rum shop." IF-?* Tt is one of the most surprising facts of the day, that after all the light shed on the liquor trade, the church should continue to tolerate rumscllcrs, wholesale or retail, as i members. J&y If you don't want corns on your feet, ' . . . . .. . I ion't wear tight boots. It you clou t waut j to be "corned" all over, don't get "tight" , yourself. ?k)Ji)rliDtllf(tiu)iurfr IS ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, at f wo Dollars per year, in Advance.! KgL? To Ci.rns or Tr.x, tlic paper will be furn- J shed, one year, for Fifteen Dollars?invariably ! 11 advance. All subscriptions not specially limited ! it the time of subscribing will be considered as ' aside for an indefinite period, and will be continual until all arrearages are paid, or at tlic option of lie Proprietors. 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Obituary Notices exceeding one square in length, vill be charged for the overplus, at regular rates, rributes of Respect rated as advertisements. TIIE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS. 1. Subscribers who do not give express notice o the contrary, are considered as wishing to conimiethcir subscription. l!. If subscribers order the discontinuance of! heir papers, the pub'ishcr can continue to send hem until all arrearages arc paid. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their >apers from the oilieo to which they .ire directed, liov ore held responsible till they settle their hill, mil or?l?'r the paper discontinued. 1. if any subscriber removes to another place ! w ithout informing the publisher, ami their paper j sscnt to the lbrtner ilirection, they are held rcponsihlc. '). The Court lias decided that refusing to take Newspaper from the office, or removing and leavng it uncalled for, is t Ima jiucie evidence of an utentionnl fraud. DRUGS AND MEDICINES, \T \V1 lOl,KSAI.K Oil JlKTALi.. L. P. 15AH\ETT & l'o. i UK now receiving a large addition to their , V stock, consistingof Dltl'G.S and CHEMICALS, '.lints, and Oils. Window Glass ami Cutty, Varnishs, Urushcs. Combs, Soaps, Perfumery and Fancy Articles. To Country .'derchants and Physicians, re will offer liberal inducements, guaranteeing very thing as represented. We make our puvchscs with cash ?d" manufacturers and importers, ml feel assured that in most articles we can cornicte with any one in the State. We only ask an xamination of our stock. 1'rnmpt attention given o all orders. Goods carefully packed and forrarded as directed. Prescriptions accurately diseased. Ii. 13. 1JAR.NETT & Co. Yorkvilie, Oct. 30, 1853. 43 tf 1 < 4 & YIH.re I It P.nve.1 Aibni'inlliia tint L' ' 10 ' Tallow Just Hecfiveil and for sale low, 11v S. J. KUVKKN*l>.\i. & 15150. i Feb 7 it' 1 PROPOSALS FOR THE PUBLICATION OF "LECT1RES GD THE 1EW TESTAMEBT." BY REV. WM. 0. DAVIS. THIS work is to 1)C printed on good paper, in plain type, well-bound in sheep, in four vol- . umes super-royal octavo?each volume containing six or seven hundred pages; and will be furnished , to subscribers at TWO DOLLARS per volume, to be paid to the Publisher's Agent on tho delivery ! of the work. The publication will be put to press ! as soon as fifteen hundred copies arc taken. Pro- , posals have been printed, and placed in the hands , of Agents, who will proceed to canvass for the J work. Inasmuch as application for patronage will be j made to the reading portion of the community in , this and the adjoining Districts, justice nlike to the enterprise and to those who are asked to favor it, ! demands that some account be given of its charac-! ter. It is the work of a Divine of acknowledged talent and scholarship, of piety and success in the Ministry; of one who devoted himself to the stu- j dy of the Scriptures, and the preaching of the ] Gospel for upwards of forty years, with anassidu- j ity so intense, as to preclude him almost entirely . from the secular cares and pursuits, common to ! mntiv in tltn I'lio rnliiminnnc r?vr? " "V ' * ",v V...VV. I <lnctions of lii.s pen that now lie in manuscript, be sides his Lectures on the New Testament, bear j testimony to the zeal and industry with which he ! prosecuted his Theological researches, until with- ! in a few years of his death. In the Lectures j which we here recommend to the favorable regard ' of the public, the reader is presented with a har- j inony of the Four Gospels, a clear and consistent i exposition of the Sacred Text, and a large num- ! ber of Critical Notes and observations on obscure I and difficult passages, and on important points in j doctrinal Divinity. The grand design of the au- j thor evidently is, to assist his reader to acquire j a sound and accurate understanding of the Mind j of the Spirit, imparted in the Sacred Oracles, whatever sacrifice of his own prepossessions, or the prejudices of others, it may have cost him. The style of the work is purely didactic?simple and inornate?seeking rather to instruct, than to please the taste. Much, however, will be found in the perusal of the Commentary, to delight the I earnest student of the Scriptures; but that plcas| urc will result, chiefly, from the unexpected and ' wonderful manifestations which are furnished, of j the perfect harmony of all the parts in the grand j scheme of salvation; their indissoluble connection, i and their intimate dependency tipon each other, | from the eternal foundation, to the topmost stone iu the imperishable edifice. The writer of this brief notice has given some portion of his time to the study of the Bible, and to the perusal of Commentaries and writings on Divinity, and he is constrained to acknowledge, that he feels much indebted, uuder God, to these Lectures, for the comfort and satisfaction with which lie is enabled to read the New Testament Scriptures, especially the Epistolary portions of them. Persuaded that others may be equally profited, he takes pleasure j in recommending the work to the favorable notice ! of his fellow Christianscvcry where, and particular ly to that or Ministers ot the uospei, ana stuaents in Divinity. While the plain and humble lover of the Bible will be furnished with a safe and familiar assistant to a correct knowledge of the precious part of Divine Devolution, on which these Lectures aro written, and will find himself instructed, encouraged, and comforted in Christ, the Public Teacher of religious Truth will find in these volumes a treasure, from which he may draw largely, to the increase of his own spiritual wealth, the edification of the Church, and the salvation of souls. Feb. 18 9 tf THE WASHINGTON SPECTATOR. The spectator is printed in the Quarto form, on a double royal sheet of superior paper; and is devoted to belles lettrcs, and scientific and miscellaneous intelligence. The [ aim of the publisher is to make it a welcome visitor to ever household, where sound knowledge and correct moral sentiment con be appreciated.? 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MACFARLANE, FEUGUSSOX & CO., Law Building, Frauklin-st., Richmond, Va. : Feb ill 8 tf i B tGGlXG AllO ROPE.--TEN COILS j Charleston and Weavers Rope?Gunny, Gild-! roy and Dundee Bagging. Just Received 1 and for sale low, bv S. J. KUYKENDAL & BRO. ! SELECT POWDERS, Extracts, Gums, j Salts, and Ointments, Tinctures, Essences and Essential Oil". Just Received and For Sale by L. P. BARNETT & CO. GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY! JACOB'S CORDIAL, TOR ALL Bowel Diffusa, Cholera, Dysentery, Diarrhw, Choi' era Morbus, Bilious Cholic, Cholera Infantum. Also, admirably adapted to many discuses of Females, especially painful menstruation. The virtues of Jacob's Cordial arc too icell known to require encomiums. 1st. It cures the worst cases of Diarrhoea. 2d. It cures the worst form of Dysentery. .Id. It cures California or Mexican Diarrhoea. 4th. It relieves the severest Colic. 5th. It cures Cholera Morbus. (Hh. It cures Cholera Infantum. 7th. It cures Painful Menstruation. 8th. It relieves Pain in Back and Loins. 9th. It counteracts Nervousness andDespon dency. 10th. It restores Irregularities. 11th. It dispels gloomy and Hysterical Feelings. 12th. It's an admirable Tonic. A Few Short Extracts from Lottors, Testimonials, Ac "I have used Jacob's Cordial in my family, and have found it a most efficient, and in my judgment, a valuable remedy."?Hon. IIibam Wahxer, Judge of Supreme Court, Georgia. "It gives me pleasure in being able to recommend Jacob's Cordial?my own personal experience, and the experience of my neighbors and friends around me, is a sufficient guarantee for rac to believe it to be all that it purports to be, viz: a sovereign remedy."?W II. Untiebwood, Formerly Judge of Superior Court, Cherokee Circuit. "I take great pleasure in recommending this invaluable medicine to all nffiicted with bowel diseases, for which I believe it to be a sovereign remedy?decidedly superior to anything else ever tried by me."?A. A. Gai'loino, Deputy 0. M. of the Grand Lodge of Georgia. "I have used Jacob's Cordial in my family, and this, with all 1 hear about it as a remedy by those who have tried it, induces me to believe that it stands at the head of every preparation of the kind, and I would recommend its use in the diseases for which it is compounded."?Miles G. Dobbins, Cashier of the Bank of the State of Georgia, Griffin. "If there is any credibility in human testimony Jacob's Cordial, must stand pre-eminent above all other preparations for the cure of Bowel Diseases. From the mass of testimony in its favor coming in from all quarters, it must be very far in advanceas a curative agent, of. most if not all other patent preparations.?A. Fleming, Cashier Marine and Fire Insurance Bank, Griffin. "This efficient remedy is travelling into celebrity as fast as Bonaparte pushed his columns into Russia,and gaining commendation wherever used." ?Georgia Jeffertonian. % 8?, For sale by L. P. BAItNETT &Co.,Yosk - ? ? - miK, xuucisuii, aioore at uo., Fort Mill; J. Ross, Sandersville; Wylie & Smith, Hickory Grove; Davidson & White, Bullochs Creek; Ilaviland, Hnrral & Co., Charleston; Drs. Fisher k Heinitsh, Columbia, and the principal Merchants and Druggists throughout the State. Proprietors, 20 Beekman-st, New York. W. W. BLISS & CO., Sept 20 C7 ly RIO GRANDE. A rare opportunity is now presentod /t;\ for the farmers and all admirers of good horses, in this section of the country, to improve their Stock. RIO-GRANDE is one of the finest and purest blooded horses in the world, as will be seen by reference to the English and American records of bis pedigree. He is directly descended from the very purest and best stock in England and America, as the following pedigree will show: RIO-GRANDE is by Billy Harris, out of Lady Morgan. Billy Harris was by Monsieur Tonson, he by Pacolet, dam by Madam Tonson, by Elliott's Top Gallant: grand dam by Barrey's Medley; Top Gallant by Gallatin; Barrey's Medley by Medley. Lady Morgan, the dam of Rio-Grande, was by John Richards; her dam by imported Expedition; her grand dam by Bela Badger's Sir Solomon; great grand dam Aurora, by imported Honest John; great great grand dam Zelippa, by imported Messenger; g. g. g. grand dam Dido, by imported Bay Richmond; g. g. g. g. grand dam Stamerkin, by imported Wildair; g. g. g. g. g. grand dam by imported Club. Ariel, the dam of Billy Harris, was by American Eclipse ; her dam by Financier; grand dam by Empress, ijy imported Baronet; great grand dam by imported Messenger ; her dam by Snap, out of Jenny Duter, by True Britton; her dam Quaker Lass, by imported Juniper, out of the imported Molly Facoletby imported Pacolet; Molly Facolet's dam by imported Spark, out of Queen Mab. American Eclipse was by Duroc; his dam the famous race mare Miller's Damsel, by imported Messenger, out of the imported Pot-8-oooooooo's mare; her dam by JimCrack. Duroc was hv -j- ?* ,, vvu viuuicut), OUl 01 Mr. Mosby's "extraordinary race mare Amanda," by Col. Taylor's famous Cray Diomede, son of imported Medley. It is deemed unnecessary to extend back any farther the pedigree of Rio-Grande, although it can be fully traced in the English Records back to a very long period of time. RIO-GRANDE is unquestionably oneamongthe finest of horses in the whole Southern country.? His stock are of fine size, remarkably well formed, durable, and easily managed. Testimonials from the very best raisers of Stock in South Carolina, fully sustain all and more than is here stated concerning Rio-Grande. lie is undoubtedly an extra fine horse in every respect. There is not a single drop of coarse or impure blood in his veins. RIO-GRANDE Will stand the present season, as follows : In the town of Charlotte, the first three days (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday) of each week: on Thursday at Morrow's Turn-Out, ten miles below Charlotte, on the South-Carolina rail-road; and on Fridays and Saturdays at the subscriber's residence, in the Providence neighborhood, in Mecklenburg county, on terms which it is believed will suit every body, viz: Twenty-five dollars the season, or one hundred dollars for five mares?one responsible man becoming paymaster for the Company. The season will commence ou Monday the 10th of March, in Charlotte, and continue the usual time. JAMES H. DAMS, march 13 11 3t NOTICE.~The firm of ADAMS & McCOlTKLE having been dissolved on the FIRST day of JANUARY by its own limitation, the name of the firm will be used in settling up the old business. J. n. ADAMS, W. II. McCORKLE. VEW FIRM.- -On the first nf toi,m??h t ?? ? v* uituuai Vj 11 II. ADAMS, W. H. McCORKLE and J. A. McLEAN, formed a Copartnership under the style of ADAMS, McCORKLE & CO., for the purpose of carrying on the Mercantile business in its various branches, in the room formerly occupied by Adams k McCorklc. They will keep a first rate Stock of Goods, ami hope by close application to business, to offer such inducements to cask and prompt paying customers as will entitle them to a liberal patronage. T. II. ADAMS, W. II. McCORKLE, J. A. McLEAN. The old firm of ADAMS & McCORKLE feci grateful to their friends and customers for the liberal patrouage heretofore bestowed, and trust that a continuance of the same will be granted to the new establishment, with the assurance that every exertion on their part will be made to render full satisfaction. ADAMS & McCORKLE. Jan 10 2 tf MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. Columbia and Chester Mall. Leaves daily (Sunday's excepted) at 8 A. M. Arrives " " " at 31 P. M. Spurt aii burg Mall. Arrives Tuesday and Friday by 12 M. Departs Tuesday and Friday at 1 P. M. x,uri?viiie iUBIl. Arrives every Tuesday by 4 P. M. Departs every Wednesday at 5 A. M. Xewton Mall. Arrives every Thursday by 8 P. M. Departs every Friday at o A. M. Camden Mall. Arrives every Monday and Thursday hy Departs every Monday and Thursday at l.lncoln Mall/ Arrives every Monday and Thursday by 7 P.M. Departs every Tuesday and Friday at G A. M. Charlotte Mall. Arrives every Wednesday & Saturday by o P. M. Departs every Tuesday nud Friday at 7 P. M. Unlonvllle Mall. Arrives every Wednesday and Saturday by G P. M. Departs Monday and Thursday at G A. M. Shelby Mall. Arrives every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at G P. M. Departs every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6 A. M. w. P. ALEXANDER- P- .V.