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"DEMoCRATIC DIsSENsIoNo

The whigshad better give over their fond hopes
of benefitting by The dissensions in orr party. In
Mississippi, where the personal quarrels of lead
ing Democrats have been carried to the utmost
violence, our part has succeeded by still LARGER
majority The people do not NEEDLE with the
feuds OF chqueS, but cote their principles, regard
less of men. AS long as the Democratic partv
adhere to their healthy principles. so long will
they triumph, however the leaders may quarrel
with each other-though it is deeply TO be re-
GREETED, that the latter should ever occur. From
the "run" of the counties heard from in Mssssp
Pi it is safely estimated that the whole Demo
cratic ticket for Executive officers and Repre-
sentatves to Congress is elected by about seuen
thousand majority. In 9 counties, the gain on
the Governors ticket over the November vote
is ,O44-and on the Congressional vote, ESQ.,.
Richmond Enquirer
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NEVER SAY DIE,

Inc landlords have always fancied that their
right to remuneration was better than that of the
merchant OF the artiZan or any other class of peo
pie and when the exemption Law was passed BY
our Legislature of 1912, they pretended that there
was no longer any security for property, and that
hey were sure to be ruined by the operation of that
ia"' lhey did Tot dream that merchants and
olheis Were as well entitled to protection from loss
oy giving credit, as they were, and it little mat
teIed 10 them that their houses and lands were
Ieft 10 them, In case bad tenant chose to vacate
the premises without paying his rent they must
De further secured by lien on the household
goods OF the tenant; while the merchants had
no such security. The landlords, however, since
the passage OF the Exemption Law have made an
appendix TO their contracts with tenants, in the
following words:
And do hereby, for the consideration, waive
the benefit OF the exemption specified in the first
section of the act entitled An Act to extend the
exemption of household furniture and working
Tools, IRON distress for rent and sale under execu
lloD,' passed April 1lth, 1912, and agree that
the property thereby exempted, shall be liable to
distress for said rent and also that property liza
BILE to distress for rent shall be so liable, whether
on or off the said premises, wheresoeyer and
whatsoever the same may be found"
Never despair' is their motto, whatever be
the circumstances under which they may labor
and whether the law allows them the privileges
OF dlStranng for rent or not, they will have their
pound OF flesh, if they can get 1t by inducing the
tenant to sign the saving clause above quoted.
IL strikes Us, however, that such an agreement IS
not binding in law and we do not see why
money lender is not as much entitled to usurious
interest from borrower, as landlord would be
to rent obtained by virtue of such CONTRACT
Perhaps it may be otherwise, but at present we
can see no difference between the two cases
NJ Y. Globe.
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THE WASHINGTON CONSTITUTION.

This paper, which under thedirec,ion of Messrs.
Heart s. Harris. has been published in the Capt.
tol, and earned for itself high name by lis dis
tinguished ability and firm but gentlemany course,
we see by this mornings mail has closed its la
bors in Washington, and will on and after Monday
next, be published in the city of Baltimore They
are deserving Of every support. Tomorrow we
shall publish the proceedings of the Democratic
Association, in consequence of their removal, and
their Prospectus for the Baltimore paper. The
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says "Messrs.
Harris s. Heart, its present propretors, have dis.
solved partnership; Mr.. Harris goes out to Bue-
nos Ayres as government representative, and Mr..
Heart removes to- Baltimore, where the Constitu.
ton will be in the future published. This is not
vague rumor, but fact 1t is now supposed IN
der these circumstances, that the " Union'' will
receive the printing of both Houses of Congress- -
The Constitution itself says nothing of this
change.
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ACCIDENT AND DEATH.

Mr.. SIlas Mercer, young man belonging to
Elizabeth City, n e., met his death on Friday
of last week, in the following manner: He, ac-
companied by young lady. had been on visit
To friend few miles from town, and were re-
turning home in barouche, when the horse be
coming frightened at something in the road start
ed and run; finding it impossible to check him,
the young lady jumped out. escaping with slight
sprain,-Nlr NJ attempted to follow her, but his
feet became entanged in the reins, he was ripped,
and as he fell his head struck the wheel, produ.
cling fracture, which caused his death in a few
hours Old North Stale
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To THE MEMORY OF
HENRY CLAY,
One of Virginia's most p;fled son

One OF pirginia's most gifted sons,
Whose vaultng ambition induced him to turn
his back upon the cherished principles of his ear
" lite and of the State which gave him BIRTH
He was thrice a candidate for the highest office
within the gift of his counirymen, and was thrice
Indignantly rejected. This Monument was erect
ed, not by his grateful and generous hearted
countrymen. but by ladies whose sympalhies were
excited for him when he was last rejected. II
was erected for the purpose of soothing his mor,i-
fled feelings under his last CALLING rebuke.
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THE AVON THEATRE.

We rejoice to see that Mr.. j. S. Potter has re-
opened the Theatre in Norfolk, with an excellent
Company, and sincerely hope that he will reap
that reward which perseverance and merit de
serves, He was unfortunate ia his season here
last summer, and yet, like hero, he returns TO
the charge. He has opened with star of the
first magnitude in the Native Artistic, Miss
TuRNBULL, and with the charming Mrs. LEWIS,
who is company in herself The performances
of Miss Turnbull were received last night with
unbounded applause. Tonight new dances, Sc,
will greet the audience.
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DIR. Boyd Reilly has lately returned to this city,
after his protraced visit 10 the sold World.''
Particu aTly to the Turkish Empire, where he
has noticed many things which have escaped the
observation of more rapid travellers. The Turk
ish baths, in their arrangement, and the salutary
effects which they produce upon the population
who enjoy their use, have been particularly at
tended to by DR.. r. He has furnished US brief
communication on this and the other matters of
interest which have attracted his attention.
We need not, although we are glad to receive,
the additional testimony of Dr. r. than the char
acter of the United States. a nation stands Sc
cond to no other at Conslantibople a result to be
attributed in considerable degree to the manly
" straightforward" course of our first Minister to
that Court, the gallant and lamented Porter, and
to that ofhi successor, Mr.. Dabney S. Carr. The
attention to this latter gentleman to the public du
ties of his position, well as his hospitality and
kindness to his fellow. citizens, who by matters of
business, or motives of pleasure, are led to visit
ConstantinoPle, are spoken of by DR.. Reilly in the
highest terms of praise.-JVationaL Intelligent
Ger.
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From the Southern Monthly Magazine.
THEY DID NOr rAcr

A. B. lee, U. s. A.
They did not last-they did not last.
Those joys which hll'd my youthful heart.
They all are buried With the past,
thought not then, they would depart.
When first learned to love the air,
That famed my brow and stirred my hair.
Roaming among the mountains wild,
careless, hghtsome, laughing child.
Then my young fancy went abroad,
And inarvelled at the mystery
OF wond'rous nature-and the God.
Whom mortal eye can never see -
gazed, and wandered how the skies
Were madc-the clouds that floated DER me
The rainbow, with its thousand dyes
All things above and beneath, before me.
iwatch'd the storm with raving Joy,
AND laughed because was boy
ana thought it only HURLED there,
40 mock the sun with crazy glare.
Il, saw not from the rocky steep,
IL. Inc mariner upon the deep
Inc piaythlng of the frantic wave,
.hal soon would roll above his grave.
AND then wished the very strings,
mi, Ihat held my life were torn asunder,
mat might give my spirit wings.
And soar beyond the rolling thunder.
watch'd the stars, until felt
Inc warm tears to my eyelids stealing.
And had such thoughts as seemed to melt
My soul, with wild, delicious feeling
Earth and heaven but tits STRANGE
That time hath wrought this wondjso cb,
Now gaze upon the sky,
With a cold and careless eye.-
When the stars are shining brightly
when the breeze is whispering lightly
NOT the shining star-the cloud,
Can single JOY impart
Nothing makes my spirit proud
Worldly things have chained nv heart.
Joys that with my childhood pass'd,
why, oh! why, did we not last.
81. Augustine, Fla.
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which explanation and argument will demon.

which explanation and argument will demon
'straie, the opposition to lis occupation by its
ners, must cease; and Congress will give TO
Great Britain tho notice required by the treaty,
Tor the exclusive possession. Liberty and Mon
archy cannot exist in the same territory, and now
that Oregon is being populated and cultivated,
the British Lion must make way for the Ameri-
can Eagle, the .oruer having been permitted to
remain as guest in possession of property, which
the owner again wishes to have"
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POTATOES.

The Cleveland Herald says that fine, noble
blooded COW, belonging TO VIM. X. Adams of that
city, was poisoned few days since, by throwing
potatoes in her way partially rotten, and which
proved to be diseased This should be caution
to all who have occasion to assert their potatoes
this time of year, not to leave them exposed, as
they are yirulent poison
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TwIN SIsTERs.-A pleasant anecdote is related
of twin sisters at Boston who went to school to-
pether One was recting lesson in Geography
to her master in the class and was very imperfect.
The teacher was getting out ofpalience with her,
when he stepped to another part ofthe roow, her
twin sister took her place and made her sit down.
The teacher proceeded with the lesson and was
surprised and pleased to find her perfect in every
respect, nor did he discover the joke until some
DAYS afterwards
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JOHN w. DAVIS. OF INDIANA.

A slanderous and scandaous report has been
put in circulation by some letter writer at Wash
inglOn, to the effect that the gentleman whose
name stands at the head of this article, is an
Abolllonist. This is the most strange and ridicu-
l0us rumOr that we have heard for many wears.
and how it was first conceived, much less brought
forth, is more than we can imagine: for more
sound, consistent, and thoroughgoing Democrat
never knew, that John w. DAVIS His en-
thuslaslic support Of Mr.. Polk during the Presi-
dental campaign of 1874, together with all the
issues involved in that glorious struggle, is suffi
cent to give the lie TO any such silly rumor: for
who would suppose that an .aboLitionist would
traverse the country, as he did then, making
speeches and writing letters in favor of the An
nexaton of Texas? Moreover, his votes in Con
gress on the Texas question, in all its detail, and
on all questions brought up by the seditionists,
whether in the shape of petitions for the Adolf
ton of slavery in the District of Columbia. or anv
other shape, will show that he was always op
posed to them; and we verify believe that he is
no more an Aboliionist than the Hon. GEORGE Nc
Duffie, OF South Carolina, is. It is we'll enough.
however, to contradict the rumor, no,withsland-
ing its palPabe falsity.-.N Y. Globe.
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From the Philadelphia Ledger.
COST OF JUSTICE.

The Mobile Herald says that Alabama contains
seven hundred lawyers. and that the average in
come OF each from practice is $4,000 Then the
aggregate must be the snug sum of 81 400 900
annually, or Sl4 ,O00, 900 in ten years. And vino
are responsible for this2 Not the lawyersl The
responsibility belongs TO the people, who, choos-
ing TO grow up In ignorance, do not understand
their own rights and cannot transact their own bu-
slness, and therefore render lawyers necessary-
How much does Alabama expend annually for
schooIsf We do not believe that il expends g -
4OO,OOO. But If she did, we venture to assert
that the profits of litigation would essentially di
miRish.
Complanst against lawyers are an old story.
originating IN popular ignorance. Ii all the law
yers In Philadelphia were suddenly removed .
how much business would be correctly transacted
and how many people would obtain Justice of each
othery A small minority. And if all were
educated to understand their rights, and to trans
act Their business as lawyers now direct, how
long could the present numbers live? II would
not puzzle Philadelphia lawyer 10 tell. And
why are they not thus educated2 The admins
LOIS oil schools can answer the question, in telling
that shameful truth, that school books containing
ca,echlsm upon political and social rights and
wrongs are almost unknown, and books containing
the ordinary forms of contracts, are unknown
among the people. Why are physicians so nu
merous? Because the people know nothing of
the structure and operation of the human system.
and live as if health were indistructable If the
masses knew how TO live, mutitudes of physicians
would not know how TO live by practice The
best Preventlves of litigation and disease are
knowledge of the laws of property and the la VS.
OF lite; species of knowledge which all NAV
obtain.
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MR., D. S. CARR OF CoNsTANTINoPLE

ANOTHER AEECDoTE COMMUNICATED BY Dr.
REILLY.-The Turks, Notwithstanding their long
intercourse with artificial, hollow diplomacy, and
the fact that many of their public men have prov
ed to be apt scholars, and play pretly good
hand at themselves, are still, to surprising
degree, the children Of Nature and appear most
to admire the candid, firm, yet kind treatment
which they receive from their &" Yeni Dunia"
(New World) friends-fully satisfied that an in
lercOurse, founded on mutual advantage, is all that
they have in view. conviction of this fact was
Git is understood) expressed in pretty plain terms
by the Sultan, on the occasion Of our minister be-
ing permitted to take leave Of him when lately re-
turning Con leave absence) to visit his family.
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PRoTEcTGoN AGAINST PICKPocKETs.-At tai
Tor of this town, says the Amherst Express, has
invented an ingenious and effectUal protection
against that species Of thleving so common at the
present day, by which ones money, or other valus
bles, is distracted from his pockets It consists
of two curved plates, united by hinges at the ex
temities, and which, by means Of holes in the
plates, are sewed to the lid Of the pocket coDst
tuting It's opening. While the plates are being
shut, slide, TO which the spring is attached. is
forced up, which Immediately resumes its place
as they close and fasten them together Not
only is the pocket fastened by the slldelwbeneve,
it is shut, but it may also be locked, if the owner
desires II, oy pressing knob, Of which there are
three upon the plate, all of which mnst no roov.J
to unlock the pocket, and the use of both hands is
necessary to do it. The pocket is also snT,onns
ded with net work Of wire, so that whatever ia
contained in It can neither be taken out or cut out
wnhcol the knowledge OF consent Of the owner.
The Invention is applicable both to watch pockets
and others
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MARRlAGEs.-lOall marriage notices, the name
OF the ofncla'ng minister should always appear
western paper objects to this doctrine, aud says
oy 'he same rule, every obituary notice should
nave lne name OF the attending physician. A
proposition, which would find no favor with the ia
Guilty.
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PRoFEssIoNAL CANDoR-A staid and demure
looking quaker lady called on our neighbor DR..
Christie, few days since "Will the Galyan
ic Rings cure depression ofsprits % asked the la
dy. What caused the complaint, madam ?' re
pied the doctor. The loss of my husband %
mournfhlly circulated the lady. Then You had
better get a Uedding ring" said the doctor.
Exit the lady TO do The same.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-24
AN EXCELLENT IDEA!

coat ABoLi:HEp.
We Rrati6ed notice, by the proceedings OF our
Common Council that there prospect OF vsers TO our
city, and the themselves being relieved OF 80
great the continual accumulation Ct coal
duet which has, heretofore, rendered Richmond uneom
Portable.
Jsmes NJ. Wiekhsm. ESQ.,, offered . Resolution. which
seems to have with the general appreciation OF the
Council, that other vehicle, should be allowed to
transport coal through the OF this city, without such
cart be lined with metal prevent the waste
OF coal on the
Our citizens will once see that If such ordinance
is carried out which devouy be wished there will be
little or coal dust the streets TO be blown into their
eyes as heretofore. The serious annoyance that
Richmond is subjeet,o the great quantity OF black dust
which often up clouds and waited by the winds
into part OF the CITY, This dust sccumusies from
the waste coal falling the transport it through the
Streets and gives city n much blacker appearance than
naturally belongs to IL.
BY the new arrangement. too, the citizens themselves
will be benefited in another besides being relieved OF
the dust which they thrown their eyes-ihey will
larger loads OF coal than present, for it well known
by all ~he have witchcd the they jolt through
the that great deal OF IN, load is scattered to the
winds before it reaches the purchaser.
Let the admirable law OF the Council be enforced al
once.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-24
Hgrdss Gr-flSy and
TArnlas W Elrafk.
A National Medical Contention.

1t will be observed BY the notice of the "Medi.
cal Examiner which we copy from the Bali
more Patriot, that ii is proposed 10 hold Nation
al Medical Convention IN the City Of New York.
The object of said Convention must be apPa-
rent 10 ALL and if properly carried out, will be vast
" beneficial to the country.
The standard of Medical Education, already
deservedly high in this country will be promoted.
and a new impulse given to Science, by the action
of Convention at which so many eminent Phy-
scians oi the United States are likely TO assem-
Bile.
As the Medical Society OF New York has made
q move in this matter, by recommending Con-
veniion to be held. we trust similar societies
throughout the Union may also take the matter
into consideration.
We subJoin the following, for the benefit of our
Medical readers:
"MEDlCAL NATIONAL CoNyENTIoN.-The
July number oi the Medical Examiner" has appeared
it. usual puneiua Among the items OF profession
interest which this number contains the Resolution OF
the New York State Medical Society, recommending
National Convention OF Delegates from the Medical So
cietes and Colleges in the whole Union, in
New York the first Tuesday IN May, 1916, for the
purpose Of adopting concerted action for eeyatng
the standard ~ Medical Educsuon in the United States"
This justly considered by the Examiner mpor-
iant movement and 10 only 10 the Medical pro-
fesson but the public large, who have deep interest
in all that relates the Improvement and elevation Of the
character ofiose whom they look for important
services aud who, from their position, exercise much
influence oyer society large If reform be needed and
this may Justly be denied, let II be achieved By the
moral influence OF the Profession large made I1dcious
and effective BY conference and unity u ACTION"
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-24
TuE INTERpRIZE or Tur sorTu

That the people of the Southern country gsnersy, arc
growing more and enterprzin2 every day a. they
grow Older 800 one cen pretend to deny We have ,y.-
oence strong ond satisfactory own immediate wei
n'y. oiar al east rs manufactures arc concerned.
10 New Oltans, 1t would spycsr the manufacture u
Hour hos commenced on on extensive scale, a. may be
soon by the following:
"scUiHrFs ESrEEFFzE.-An extensive al8r mill J,i,sp
ny steam power nnd capable 81 manufacturing Two hun
cred and hiy barrels Oi hnufs day hss been put m opera
ton At New Otesns, by Msssr Ives iluH 3 Co. m.
Ms' western Wheas az their command and the ,usi
%. Louis" "
when We 'ay ihat the people u tho country ore growing
''''' ono more enfPnLng, mesn ibst they ore st,ts'
utos'"g i'm net l'hafgy which t,o many Il ygr
| states Of The South had Galsn
As'o ,he manuiacure Of Fiour y.e bel eve tb, s,L
a'es'' Richmond. hs' been hard 10 BEE, ior . &C.,,
certainly since the erection d the Offensive ul, -,
sbments u the Mc'srs Hssa and Warwick 4 E,,,.s.f,
The Iiour VI this city stands higher, II IL ,,id a..
any INST goes TO South America by which We bay. ma,
on evidence that the Flour Itself Is well msnvf,e,,,d -.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-24


Since the passage, or rather since the New
Post Office Law went into operation, we have
seen il stated in the official Organ that a large
number Of Postmasters, throughout the country,
had sent in their designations.
We fear that such action on the part Of Post
masters, may cause the Postmaster General TO
mIstrust the favorable operations Of the new Law.
before the Law itself, and its operat ions, have
been fairly tested. That the Law must work
well, eventually, we have not the shadow of
doubt, and we trust that the Head of the Post
Office Department may not make up his opinion.
at least IL II " 10 be uniayorable, until the thing
J, fully and JOdiciously tried.
That number Of persons holding subordinate
Offices, were likely to resign, we never pretended
60 doubt; but, the New York Tribune b,,
very properly remarked, thorc will be no difficult.
~ 10 getting competent and faithful individual,
TO fill the places Of all who resign.
There are many worthy merchants tbroupboui
the different parts Of the country, who would
cheeriully accept the appointment Of Postmaster
AZ their place OF residence, because, having n
Poet Office connected with country store. is o.
decided advantage, whether the omolumenis o.
the office are large or small. So il il with man,
honest and worthy Mechanics in the Country
they too, many Of them. can be found to accep
an office Of the kind, because II they can't aiien
60 It always IN person, they can employ such a,
sis,ance AS may be otherwise useful to them.
We know Of many Physicians too, ia diiierer
parts Of our State alone, thai act rs Post Master
without any Inconvenience to themselves, but, o
the osher hand, they generally find the Office d,
sirablc one.
We hope, therefore, after these views are take
Of the matter, that there will be no aPPrehensioI