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MAoCONNELL AND GREELEY

Mac Connell, the drunken and disurderly Mem
her OF Congress, is perfect half nurse and hall
alligator. We alluded TO his discreditabIe course
few days since. His disgraceful conduct was
once spoken of in just terms of reprehsnsion, in
the Ir'bnne. Mac was very indignant at this
liberty taken with him. and swore he would whip
Greeley the first lime he saw him. Soon after
Mr. Greeley was in Washington, and was paint
ed out to him; whereupon throwing himself in
his way, and facing him boldly, he asked if his
name was Greeley! Yes. was the reply. The
editor e, ut the Tribune 2 Yes" We'll. then,
I'm going to have satisfaction out of YOU. You
said was drunkard a BLACKBOARD, and dis
grace to the House. Yes, Mac. did say 60;
and you know i, is true--you know you aye drunk
now ''Thai's fact said Mac. And YOU know
Mac said Greedy, that you have talents enough
to make respectable man, but that you disgrace
the House and yourself by getting drunk and
playing the blackguard' . Its fact said Mac
know It's all true, and you're clever fellow
and amt afraid TO speak the truth, by -
Come, let's 20 liquor ~. Y. Paper.
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PAisANDER. 29th September. l945.
(SIIned.) ANpONIA III
THE PEOPLES VOICE.

Boys do you hear that" Governors, leaders,
great men. do you hear the murmurs of the peo-
pie The following from the Philadelphia Kau-
Stone but echoes the public feeling upon this sub
Jet. II is shame and disgrace to our profes-
sons, that ever the law should be wrested tn
keep men in positions, where they have for years
been nothing but loss, and an injury to the
country -
A Navy BUREAU VAcANr-We perceive by
the Washington papers. that Comm0dore Shu-
brick has been relieved from The Bureau of Provi.
slnns and Clothing, and appointed to the command
OF the Washington Navy Yard.
We sincerely hope that the law will now he
complied with, by appointing ciuilian to preside
over this department. There is another Bure III,
also. filled contrary TO the law re organizing the
Navy Department, which of all others should
promptly undergo change-Ihe Bureau uf.' Con
stct'on AMI Repair" (Which the law express
Iy declares shall he filled by " q competent naval
constructor" The officer now at the head of
that department. was an old member of the Board
OF Navy Commissioners, which rendered Itself 81,
n"tonously unpopular by waste and prOdigaliiy,
as to canse reorganization of the whole De
Partment but ny some means. the old officers IL
the Board contrived 10 keep themselves in Office
A Competent naval constructor, who is an ex
perlenced and skllfuI ship, builder, ought TO be-.
charged with The direction of this important Ba-
Teau
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SONG OF THE SHIRT.

A Yankee at Cambridge. Mass. has invented
sewing machine which will render the pa,bo.
OF this song mure appropriate than ever. IL /.
very compact. not occupying space of more
Than about six inches each way. II runs with so
much ease that we should snppose one person
nigh, easily operate twenty OF thirty of them.
aud The work is done in a most thorough and per-
feet manner. Buth sides of seam look alike
appearing tobe beautifully stitched, and the seam
Is closer and more uniform than when sew ed nv
hand. II will sew straight or curved seams with
equal facility, and so rapidly that it takes hu, twn
minutes 10 sew the whue length of the outside
seam of q pair of mems pantaloons 1t salts 400
stitches inmate with perfect ease, and the pro.
prle'or thinks there is difficulty in setting ZOO
in a minute. The thread is less worn by This
process, than by hand sewing. and consequently
retains more OF lis strength. The simplicity Of
The construction of this machine. and the accura.
cy. rapidliy and perfection of its operation will
place II in the same rank with the card machine
the straw brader. the pin machine, and the coach
lace loom-machines which never fail to COM
nand the admiration of every Intelligent behol.
der.-.Netr York Telegraph
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BEEF STEAK PUDDING.

The Boston Post one Of the very best papers
in the whole length and breadth of the land, al
ways has dish served mp for every conceivable
taste in its beautiful and well filled columns.
which poet Of The day is grazing with Son.
nets of the Side Walk" We give the follow
ing as sample. Will some of our good house.
wives try the receipt2 We think the Poet has
made slight misiake-his " rz dough" should
be " rich paste''-such as envelopes a Pot,
pie"
First take your steak--no, first you buy
Your steak-then take it, pound il we'll then
cut
1t up in pieces small as-toes, or thimbles But
GLOW these things perpiex one! ReallyI
was never born cook) before
The cutting, have some dough, rag dough, /
mean,
And take bowl we'll CREASED inside, but clean,
GOf course,) and line Herewith. within and DER
Fill in with steak, pork, ssv'ry herbs, and things
That make good gravy. Fit plate on TOP
Tie up in cloth and boil without a stop
Two hours. You'll have BEEFsrEAK PUDDING
kings
Might relish, Vic. Pm sure must love to eat.
You know Ruth Pinch? She told me this recent
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SACRILFGE.

Wonld it he believed, If the thing was not in
print, that the son Of the immortal Moan Wrps.
TER, the author of the American Spelling Book.
and the greatest Lexicogra pher the world has ever
produced, would have consented TO rob hi, fa,be,,e
name of its proudest boast. the perfecter Of the.
English Language, by permitting tie stupid Pro
fcssors Of an Asinine University, to alter tho
orlhogrsphy of that venerable ard respected man
and palm their bastard upon the public, as his
work 1t wonld not; and we hope the press of
the country will, with one voice, denounce the
dasardly act. We have not heard one scholar
speak OF 1t here. in other terms than thpse or
marked reproba,ion. If men want to make
Dictionaries, and cater to the false pride Of Eng
lshmen, let them do it under their own names
hut do not let them forge the honured name or
the dead, to give Success 10 their iniquity.
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MANY wORKINGMEN.
Communicated. ]
A WHOLE REPRESENTATIVES,"

Mr. Editor-The events which have trans
PRED during the present session Of the Legisla-
ture of This State, have proved to the satisfaction
Of all that this Town is no, represented in that
branch Of the Government. Is il not tmc that
we were specially represented By an independent
man who will not ' hold with the hare and rnn
with the hound" To preserve his precarious ten
IRE upon public favor who will nut sacrifice tho
Town, at any time, for the interests Of the
County? Let us, then, as citizens who have
many interests in colnmon, lay aside our exciting
and profitless political asperiiies, aud select
man, on whom The whole vote of the Town shall
he cast. leaving the County To select their own
Representative. We found in the late movement
ut our citizens To incorporate the Town, and to
which not fJty U0fers would be opposed. that
Samuel Watts, alone, started the opposition in
Town. and opposed the action Of The Legislature,
not to give The imperative act Of Incorporation,
hut 10 SUBMIT an act for their approval or rejec-
Hon. His Course has shown that he is the Rep
resena've of The County, IN ,cholc. and is not
To be depended upon by the Town therefore, I
would suggest that the Democracy at once show
to their fellow citizens Of the Wing party, that
they are not operated upon by desire of political
conquest hut will 60 for any respectable member
of their party. who by his associations and hopes
is not bound to the County. and who will sustain
The interests of The Town, and the wishes of her
citizens. ] would nominate one of their party,
but fear it might work to his injury. He is young,
faithful 10 his party. and true to the Town, if he
is brought forward will support him.
PORTSMOUTH.
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y" PLEASE NOTICE THIS NIIMBER {,

L" DC sure we will, and give it hearty re
ceP'i"n. too. Hail 10 the, MoRRis, thou Prince
OF Editors, and sweetest of Puers We do nat
Know thee, personally hut we are determined ia
make thy acquaintance if we both live until we
can he transported TO each other in The twinklino
OF an eye, on the wires of Mnrse's MAGNETIC
wires, or trandled off in an Atmospheric Rail
Way Car. Well. what is il ? asks The re,der
why. It is large, new. elegant literary (amilv
paper, just started by Gen. George p. Morris in
the city of New York, under the name Of the
" National Press. and journal for Home !" &c
1t is, indeed, beautiful sheet, we'll filed with
matter OF that pleasing and entertaining character
which Morris knows SO well how To serve nm
He is veteran in the literary news department,
and is well known throne hout the country. and
we wish him all the success he deserves We
give one OF his songs from this paper, which is a.
exquisite as any thing Tom Moore ever wrote.
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MR.. RIVES ON THE OREGON CUES
TON

We learn from the Washington Times that
Wm. G. RlvPs has published - letter of nea,Iv
two columns IN the National InleIlinencsr ag,ins,
onr lille I" The whole Of Oregon. -. Hp is e.,
peace. and for giviaV up III The terrirnry claimed
nv Mr. Buchanan. above the 4qih parallel -"
Tine 1cds when the people nf Virginia respec,ed
the rpini"ns Of WIN. &. Rives hui that time hss
past. Like others Of our distinguished and EN-,
nPniIy gifted c0untrympn. he has fallen nv tIe
ain Of ambition. Tie is almost universally 70
gardPd as selfish in all his ends and aims and
the heemPn Of The Old Dominion. rbetsC,re
attach not the slightest Importance to- his npn,,rs
even thnngh they may he expressed in the rbasre
and eloquent language for which tie is renatka.
Die.
We believe the people Of Virginia are willing
10 settle upon the 49lb parallel as proposed by
Mr.. Polk; but Mr.. RS sngQesion in favor 81
such a settlement will not strengthen their rom.
viction Of its propriery.
We copy the first paragraph Of the above
from the Eynchburg Republican. because Of lis
universal rulh--and the second To- tell The ed,,r.
that they are mistaken in supp,sing that the
Vrginlans are willing to give up one halfof Ore.
gon, as toas not proposed by Mr.. Polk; but which
was offered by him out of respect to the admins
trations which preceded his own They On G,
the "whole Of Oregon in this qusr,er.-Nsw
ErS.J
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TEE FOREIGN NEWS.

"eare indebted to the enterprsing proprie,ors
OF the Ledger, who run an independent exnress
rom Fa'itax to Philadelphia. for the news by
the steamer from Liverpool. The news is no,
OF as satisfactory nature as we expected, not one
word being contained there in relation to onr Or
eson matter The whole foreign news before us
being In relation to the grain and domestic mar
Se's, with the announcement of free trade
Po'cy on the part of the present British Min
ls'Ty' We make the following extracts from the
Ledger, containing the git of the matter In our
"as'e we overlooked the news by the Pilot Line,
which contains the Green's speech, and Sir Ro
pert Peers remarks, both favorable To the AMIGA
BILE settlement of the Oregon question.
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HIGHLY IMPORTANT NENS-ARRI.
VAL OF THE CAMBRIA

ONE MONTH LATER FROM EUROPE
Great Change in The Commercial Pollen or
England Sir Robert Peers Finnnciar
Schrme-importnnt Reductions in Duties
on american Prodnctions-- Proposition of a.
Repedt g The Corn La'cs. Sc. SC.
The steamship Cambria has arrived with i'm
ror'ant news from England. The news il of
'he most gratifying character. II is of the uost
Pacihc KIND aud the important cianue in the
commercial policy proposed, by Sir Robert Peel
Will tend I" preserve thu peaceful relations ni the
Two countries. II will be- seen that the reduce
,i"ns pr"posed by the Cabinet on American pm
ducts are most important TO our merchants and
agricuiurists.
Parliament has assembled The Queens mes
sage is entirely pacific. Expressions Of regret
are made fiat the difficulties between tina, cnun
Try and the United States relative to OREGON are
YET unsettled.
The steamship Cambria. Capt Judkins. takes
ont To-day The must important and gratifying in
'r'iigence that ever left the shores of Crest Brit
AIN. Sir bert Ppel-EngIands powerful and
brilliant Mini>ter-has developed his future com
mrrcial pulley. II is at once simple and com,
pr"henSive; aud under lis operation the exchange
"i commodities between this countries (Eugand1
and the United States will he carried To an px
tent, and will be mutually productive of advan-
th9rs, greater, I" quote mol irTevaenily the words
"f The sacred Volume than the eve hath vet
seen. or the heart hath conceived" The new
scheme embraces. with full sense of their i'm
rorlance. The principles of free trade-repndiates
all protection tnr Commerce. manufactures, and
a9rlrnl'uTe; admits eorn, duty free. at the end
OF ihree years, with a scale, in thu interim.
which will probably oscliate between four and
SIX shililngs per quarter. and at once admits
Indian corn and suckwheat free of all duty what
ever.
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THE WORK OF THE BUREAUS.

IL is s" l"nE since we have had any thing to
say ut the rery respectable "Oli Fuyies," who
hold these Bureaus, in violation of law, and in
spite ct peoples indignation, that we shall
devote an article 10 their especial benefit in mex,
Tuesdays paper, shaving ,ha, under their man
agemrn'' as In the time of The Navy Commits
sinners. the Navy is going to destruction, and
Inore than that, that the various wurkman. are
suffering most seriously ihr rugh their m;sgovern
meni, folly and wickedness. So Inuk out.
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THE POCKET APPEAL,

The Richmond Wing endorses The pocket ar
gnmen' Of the National Intellgencer, which was
an article intended by calculation of figures to
show The magnitude of the cos, Of war for Ore.
gon.
The Pockei-the Pocket-shere is the soul of
wing honor. If the soil Of the country is claim
ed, before we prepare for the contest we mnst
run our hands into the pocket. If our Nations
honor is insulIed. we cannot yipdica.e il ill xe
have felt the pocket These sordid appeals to
the people, although they are insulting to every
patriot, who, when his country or any right il IL
the stake scorns To sit down and calculate VIVA,
II Will Gust to VlndIcate il in dollars and cent?, ne
yertheFess have their moral influences with the
mercensry and the iimid, and therefore should
meet with common rebUks.-- Washington Times.
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From Morris's National Press.
THOU HAST WOVEN THE Spell

Thou hast woven the spell that hath bound mo
Through all the sad changes of years;
And the smiles that worA when / fonnd tb..
Have faded and melted in tears ''
ike the poor wounded fawn from the poopnt,;,,
That seeks out the clear silver tide,
have ipger'd in vain at the fountain
Ofhope-with shaft in my side.
Thou hast taught me thy loves rosv letters
4 pang from fhe thorns may impart;
That the coinage of VOWS and of letters
Comes not from the mint of the heart
Like the lone bird that futters bcr pinion.
And MARBLES in bondade her strain.
have struggled to fiy thy dominion,
But find that the struggle is vain
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For the New Era.
PORTSMOUTH. Va, Feb. 20. 1886

PORTSMOUTH. Va, Feb. 90 1886
Mr.. Cunningham Having of late read Two
communications in your Invaluable paper, ema-
mating from Workingmen," I, as one of thai
much abused and neglected body, beg leave to
call your attention 10 some facts-and ask all
sonnd Democrats TO ponder on them-lst, were
we NOT told during the electiOneeIing cam paign
that Mr.. Polk was the workingman's friend and
that should he be elected, we would have plen
iy Of work and good wages2 Have we found il
81 ? and has he not been nearly one year the
Pe"ple's President and yet we have TO hear of The
first instance, where the prayers Of the people
have by him been attended to- Dies he not no,v
in open UjoLntion Of kno,Cn la,o, allow Nav,
officer to preside over the construction of mn,
Slips of war, who cannot construct yawl boat
if. by doing, he could save his life ask /,
all Difference and respect. what did we elec, Mr.
Polk for was il To calmly see onr laws di,,o
garded. or was 1t To see them properly enforced
all gopd Democrats f,nIy hoped that the laus,
would bP his course, and we vet hone so-and
anxionsly await his action as regards The Rnreao
of Construction Equipment, and Repairs. And.
Mr.. Editor, speaking Of repairs brings to mind
fact. that has been reported to the Department,
that is, that "uf noble new frisaie Congress was
sent away from this Navy Yard very badly
canlked--and was in a very dangerous condition
! ask. sir, who is to blame Our mechanics
we're ready and able to do the work, but Ecoao
my forbade it. think we must try to get clear
Of this false Ecnnomy-and fear that our only
remaining hope is the ballot box" I would
like to inquire what our Representative in Con
gress is doing We. the worklugmen must and
will know how ouF interests are represented
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q s. NJ. B.
ANTONIO DIAZ,
Defender of the sau,e

To the glory Of Paisander.
This heroic people. under The command of Gen.
Don An'unin Diaz. Minister ~ war nf The Orien.
tai state. has jnst opposed an impregnahle barrier
To The combined fleets Of England and France uni
ted with The pirate GarribaIdl. Honor 10 the de
tenders of Paisander, Of American liberty and
honor. and bf their worthy general in chief
The 29h Of September the Anglo French
fleets unexpectedly appeared, threatening tn Law
Paisander in ruins. and renew the scenes of Col.
mia and Of Guaeguaychu.
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TOTAL ABSTINENCE CONVENTION
IN NORFOLK

The Convention commences its sittings in the
oessl"n Room of the Baptist Church. an Monday
Evening, February %, when Mr.. Messmore,
Mr.. Mckenney, Mr.. Cunningham. and others,
Will ad lress the same. We are informed tina,
Mr. Cough will he in Norfolk during the week.
and attend the Convention. Due notice will be-
given ofthe subsequent si,tngs If this bndy.
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THE lNVINCIBLE SOLDIERS OF
FRANCE AND ENGLAND, IN CONJUNCTION
WITH PIRATES

We commend the following slight sketch to
The Perusal Of that miserable party in our country
who are always croaking of the invincibiIity Of
England, whenever there is the most remote
prospect of difference with that country: and
more especially do we commend it To those who
are finding fault with the President, for rejecting
the proposition to the British Minister to refer
the Oregon Question TO arbitration, by which we
would certainly lnse one half of that territory in
extent. and the whole in value. as an outlet and
inlet Tor American commerce. We hesitate not
TO FRO ounce that man fool, madman, or
coward, who would, after the facts tina, has heen
ELECTED in relation to that territory counsel opr
Goveromeat to assent to any proposition that
would lead tn lis Partition. MOI "THE WHOLE
OF OREGON" is our motto" no comDyo,nj.e
Except al The cnnnon's mouth, on this subject"
said the patriot jackson, on his dying conch. and
SO say we. In the language of Charles XII. in
relation to Riga, let us say 9" the Lord gave Ms
Oregon, and the Devil shall not wrest il from
US" 81 Our title to the whole of D RECON is clear
and unquestionable. said the Democratic party AT
Baltimore. and the American people ratified the
proclamation. Let us then prepare Tor the contest.
We have gone too far to recede with honor
Let us build our ships, and perfect our for,i6ca
tionS, and IT war must come. why we will teach
the inr'ncibte monarchisis of Europe, and the
croakers at home, that tits
in hat r,,Ics
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We are nearly all of us on, Of wcrk--and if some
thing is not speedily done, must either s,arve,
or remove to some more favored State. Our CON
d'i'on is lar from comforisble-and necessity-that
iron master of us all. forces us To speak out.
am IN haste. but you will hear from me again ere
lung-as the Voice Of
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GODS GOODNESS.

An itenerant preacher, when discoursing on the
goodaess OF Providence said. But, nv brethren,
even death itself. which, for our many offences,
we have all merited, Providence has wisely placed
u at the end of our lives; for oh what would
lite he worth were death sat the begining2 In
another part he remarked, Il, is another instance
of the goodness Of Providence that laros river. all
ways flow by large towns
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"A BAD FELLOW, DEcIDEDLY.-Oliver Cox,
OF Vincent Town, N. j., absconded last week,
after forging the names of several persons there
to notes and checks and obtaining the money for
them. he was justice Of the peace, and had
heretofore sustained the character of perfect gen.
,'eman, devout christian and a worthy Odd Fell
low. He was also school teacher. bnt since his
disappearance it has been ascertained that he has
been guilty Of the most Infamous conduct towards
at least one Of his scholors. He even robbed the
bureau of his little daughter of few dollars she
had saved, leaving his family entirely destitute
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NoyEL IpEA.-It is proposed to light Broad
way ". T., from the American Museum TO
Eight ST., by single Drumn,ond light, to 10
kept burning all night on top Of The Museum
The plans seems quite feasible. u has also been
suggested, to place large concavs reflection
near the new Grace Church. in direc, line with
Inc light. The rays here collected, will be again
thrown down Broadway, ILLUMINATING tho whole
street for nearly two miles, az if with moon
Bait. Argus
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THEATRE-FREE FERRY.

we have barely time to call our reader s atten-
ton to the Theatre. Potter. ever anxious to ac-
commodate, has again chartered the Ferry for
th's evening, that all may witness the splendid
eff'rts of the beautiful Miss LEE. the admired j..
amlahle and unsurpassed American Artistic. La
dies, you will all go to. night
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SABA German woman was arrested day or
swo since at Buffalo. on charge Of abandoning
her infant child by leaving i, upon The Steps of
porch alleging that FOR two days prior to her
iorsaklng her infant she had not tasted fDd, and
was not able to nOurish i'll She piliousy begged
that her child might he restored to her, alleging
that she had deeply regretted ever fprsakng it
She was committed to psisob in default Of $500
bail.
Oh, charity, charity! Thon art sometimes
cold and slow to discriminate and relievei Would
not supply Of foOd and raimenl have been better,
IN this instance, than JAIL. If The woman had
kept her child, they would, probably, both have
persisted together. BY leaving il upon the steps,
where wealth and opulence dwel,, it at least, had
chance for llfe.-St Louis .Agtsricon.
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An old Coat was found under pew Of Tho
East Church, in Salem, last week. which Is snP-
posed To- have belonged to one Of the carpenters
employed in erecting the Building, ono hundred
and twenty eight years ego. a gimlct,.s piece
Of chalk and a cotton handkerchief, All ~ a
good state Of preservsliSa. were ioSna ins 'Hs
pockets