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OF thy young heart, ms gents-;hcugbted child I:
For "pure Religion, and sill undefled
Before the Father is" TO pour the healing saise
From Meccy's Hlabaster cup upon
The bruised heart, to share with sympathy
The mourner's gf;ef-with Charity lon'
To aid where'er ;hou csnst.-Deal with The er:ins
In wild rebuke and pity-sorroT for them
Who srsin with crime the epirit's holy GEM
Who knowes, bal or the Archansel's crowns sbs
shine
The ,ser-pesrls thou for o,hcrs' wees has, given,
Meek w;tne.se2, securing psver divine,
With sersph tonenes to pleaSt5y cause 10 tieaye'
.Nsu.Ear.fors. W J. l. ). T.
Gaienn- IIIinois-Legi siotion, &c.
Correspondence Of Tho Tribune.
GALEsA. Illinois. Dec. %. 1914.
OLD Winter is again upon Us. Nature baS
made q bridge ever Fevre River and thrown !;
white mantle over our bluffs, ravires and pIel
res. Though we are, in the winter, in measure
SHUT out from the world up here in this " reno.
corner of Gods Universe" q an old p5aachc
who lived here in early time, used to say. We
still manage to get along right cheer;iy among
ourselyes-the gay dance, where all gees "mer-
ny as marriage BELL" the sleigh ride, with The
ladies entrenched in buffalo robes, cougars an
boas, the Temperance or Lyceum lecture IS tho
order of nearly every evening In The week, 70 So
nothing Of the weddings cad the private parties
which folio.7 in their tam.
Since the closing Of navigation Inc business
Of our merchants has si.cked away somewhat-
our stsple, lead. has gone down from So 20 10
So IS per cwt. TIE amount Of lead, made tbs
year in the Upper Mississippi mines, exceecs
that of any previous year-;hc value OF ;iio
lead shipped from Ga'en4, Du Buquc aud SGsge
Hollow during the pas, season is estimated al
one million three hundred thousand dollars.
Our Legislature has been assembled ut Spring
field about three weeks. Nothing has yet been
done toward paying the interest of our debt OF
relieving us from the load Of iniamy which has
settled down upon this Loco Foco-ridden State.
A more abandoned and reckless set Of deml-
gogues than compose q majority Of our LegIsla.
ture never were before banded together In any
civilized community. The Governor, in his
Message, very wisely abstained from the intro
duction Of political matters, and urgeniy Called
upon the Representatives Of the People TO do
fomething Tor the State in this crisis. But what
do we see7 Instead OF dong any thing 10 re-
,neve the character or credit OF the State by u
course of honest, straight. forward and uprigh,
legislation upon matter. Of Interest and impor-
,ance to the People of Illinois. we see them oil
good States Rights mem interfering with the
private concerns ef other States 10 the detrimtn,
Of Legislation ard to the utter disgrace of all con
cerned. Resolutions yInpaih!sipg with that vag-
abond ira tor, Dorr, have been introduced, IN
order to afford the pot-h0use men an opportunity
70 blow off a little ex,-a steam about "Algerine
Il hot &c 10
mocracy' of Illinois are IN an awful tribulatl"n
about The Constitution Of New. Hampshire, winch
prohibits Catholics from holding office The
Legislature has therefore taken up the sabjcct
and one MIR. Gregg, whose name should be nadl
known, has introduced string OF resolutions
declaring that 1t is terrible thing that y Demo
cratic State should have such Constitution
that the n Hampshire Democrats arc all op.
posed TO II, but that the rascally Wings (who, II
is known, are very powerful in N. Hampshiro,)
will not let them altar 1T Is not that bad D.
Mr. Strong, the young and :aieutcd Whg Mem,
Der from Alton, m9ved an amendment to Grcgg Is
resolutions, striking out all, aud Inserting, Z" that
it was unwise and inexpedIcnt 10 entertain reso.
lutions of party character, 10 the deiriment d
the business Of legislation, was ing the tlmc anc
money of the people and ombi,tering the feeling,
of Members toward each other" Ih,s toa,
= immediately iaid upon the table by street part
3 pote What good can he expected from such
Legislature What guarantee does It's charac
ter and conduct afford that any thing will b'
done to restore tho honor and tho credit of Hi
nois2
The Legislature has also passed resolution
requesting the Supreme Judges to agree to q re
duction Of 25 per cent from the amount of thei
salaries or to resign. Is net that modest Th'
salary of u Supreme Judge is now 81 500 pc
annun,, and for which he has to hold Ceurr, ant
work like dog nearly the whole year round
A resolution has passed the lower House, b,
vote of SO to 8, recommending TO the people Il
vote for Convention 10 amend the Conshtu
ton. The object of tho dominant party in tiii;
is to remodel the Judiciary and probably reduce
the time which is now required that Foreigner.
should be in the Stale before voting. a Fer
eigner must now be in the State S;r months be
fore he can be allowed TO vote-to be liberal auc
Demoeretic, it should not be more than tire,
months.
Gen. Semple has been elected u S. Senato
to serve out the unexpired term Of TIE late ,ir
McRoberts He is Il ihird-rate man, with moi
ther the character nor talents for such an Office
Judge Breese, our other Senator, is CT able arc
indefatigabe man. Semple was opposed IL
caucus, OF ds tuey C5il II III SPHHSueiu, tIit
"Bull Pen," by Lyman Ttumbull, Esq young
man Of character and ability Ear above u,
"common herd" of Illinois poi,icans. Although
a very young man, mad re ben elected, hi
would have reflected credit upon the State. The
Wings voed for that noble hearted and devoted
Whig, Gen. John j. hsrdin l should also add
thu, the Hon JOSH Do0ghe.ty o. he State Sen
ase, higs-mindsd acd honorable Loco Foe,
was candidate before the caucns but Sempi,
beat them all, lclrs, uuiy.
THg CURATvz PRoPEaT.Es OF WATEg.-ir
exanIhsmaIoes diseases, small. poX, measles
scarlet fever and other rashss, we may freely
wash with cold water, from the FIST to the last
during the whole course CT the disease; in order
TO prevent the fever from becoming too violent
The skin is thus rendered more soft. so that the
acrid matter Can more early pass off through II,