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, come in between r..s'.'s'nsSs,ort Such
a rumor has a, lsSei. soos ooi-snd federal
Ism, true to its suSsa' io.rioe,s, advocates
the proposi,ionl For OF est, We believe
with Gen. Harrison. that the people Of The
u. 8. are cempe,en, TO do their own voting
and their own fighting and If Englsn has
intrigued to ge, Mexico into war, she shall
not ge, US to accep, her as a mediator to
terminate it.
The interfering in our affairs by foreign
governments. arises from their great jeal-
ousy Of our growing power, and their ha-
ued Of our Republican system. Then
tourists libel, their politicians fear, and their
monarchs hate Us. The spectacle Of a
covert met, over twenty millions of inhab-
i,anis carried on without disorder, in which
the people are in fact and in practice the
fountain Of power, is calculated TO awaken
alarm among the monarchs and nobility of
the world. Our system and theirs, are an
,sgonisi ones-and as the inclination of the
human mind, unfeuered by bigo,ry or n-
ieres,, is toward freedom our system i'm
spires confidence and invites adoption.
The doctrine of non interference in ,he
concerns Of foreign countries, upon which
our Government, has uniformly acted mus,
be enforced against Powers that begin iol
talk abou, Balance Of power on this con
tinen,, and shew unmislakeable signs of
toward our Government, and
our people.
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l,on Of Miss, Thurman Tlbbais Towr.
Tredwsy Wick williams Wilmo, WOOD
Wood ward OF s. g. Ysncey --lld. r..
NAYS. -Messrs Abbou Adams Of Mass,
Arnold Ashmun Barinser Bell Blanchard
Brown of Tenn, Brosdhead Bunington
Campbell Of N. Y, Campbell Of Pa, Car
roll Cocke Collamer Crans,on Croziet Cul-
yer Darragh Davis of Ky" Delano Dixon
Dockery Edssl Erdmsn Ewing OF Pa ,Ew.
ing Of Tenn. Foo, Foster Gsrvin Gentry
Glddings Graham Order Grinnel Hamp-
ton Holmes Of N. Y, Houston Of Del,
Hubbard of CT. Eu lson Hungerforj Hun,
&. J. Ingersoll Of Pa, j. II. lngersol Of
Pa. Jenkins King Of Mass, Leib Lewis
Levin Long Mclean, McGaughey, Me-
Henry Mcllvaine, Marsh MoseIey Miller
PendIe.on Perry Pollock Ramsey Ritter
Rockwell OF Mass Rockwell of CT. Root
Russell Runk Schenck Seaman Severance
Smith VI N. Y. Smith of CT. Caleb B. Smith
of la. Stephens Stewart Slrohm Sykes
rhibodesux Thomssson Thompson of
Mass. Thompson of Pa. Tiden Toombs
rrumbo Vance Vlnlon Wheaton White
Winthrop Woodrla' Nrigh, Young Yost.--
e5.
A motion To reconsider the vote was
made and rejected. So the bill will be sent
10 the Senate on Monday.
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IMPORTAN + FROM TAMPICO.

The U. s. sloop Of war, ST. Marys. on
the slh Of June, made an a,'emp; 10 Gu, ou'
three Mexican gun boats lying in the river
at Tampico. The attack was made in the
night, and owing 10 circumstances beyond
The control Of the officer IN command, the
object was no, accomplished. TIE for,
however, was silenced by ,he fire from the
sloop Of war. Another atlemp, was in,en-
ded as soon as arrangements could be COM
peled for il.
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Ammunition Coming to Light
During The recent severe storm in ,hi.
vicinity, Q large tree. about two feet in
diameter, on the fern OF Mr.. Brssher,
@ss blown down, sOd large ,phe OF
muske; balls, about $50 pounds in
weight, was found among lhe roofs Of
!he tree. A French boat on its wsy
from Fort Dunauesne in 1854 or '55,
was captured by the indians near where
This tree was blown down. and i, is sup.
posed they threw this keg OF bullets
on The hank oi The river, and that hi.
tree sprung up end hid the bullets unit,
the recent storm reyeslcd them. Mr..
Brsshcsr intends 10 saw The Tree in two
in order 10 count The rings TO make ou
ito sge,--LouisvNe Cour.
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Several small typographical errors have
crep. into The Address upon our first psge
most of which will be detected by the al
ten,ive reader. The date 'l77S' IN the low.
er part of tho 5Ih column should read, 1888
and in the quotation from Monlesq u, r
The 9Th column. the woId 'ertsnded,' shoult
be eriernql.
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PARDoNs.--During the year is45
there were 693 application, 10 the Gov.
ernor Of New York for pardons, l59 oI
which were granted: ss were pardooed
from The State prison; 80 from county
jails; 8 from the NV York peuitenlio
ry; "A were restored to citizenship, and
and in two cases the sentence Of death
was commuled 10 Imprisonment for life
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The bill retrocediOg Alexandra. in the
District OF Columbia back TO the State of
Virginia has passed 'Congress and become
law Il now only waits TO be accep pied by
the people Of Alexandra 10 be carried in,o
effect
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SATURDAY,, urn, 1916
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
CAN.4L COMMISSIONER,
WILLIAM B. FOSTER. ir.
Rem oval

The Office Of The COLUMBIA DEMocRAr'
has been Removed into the new Brick
Building, South side Of Main.sheet, few
doors below Market.
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IMMIGRATION, The number of imi.
grants arrived a, new Yo'k during the
pas, six months is 4o,63l, increase over
the same period Of last June o! l2,ss2.
1905 passengers from foreign ports ar.
rived at Boston during The quarter end
ing Tuesday last.
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AMERICANS IN RUSSIA. Col. Todd
informs US that The grading and work
ing on the entire rail road lihe, from
81. Pelersburgh loWarsaw, (44o miles,,
was given 10 american Contractors.
This contract amounts 10 four and G
half millions Of dollars, and was give,
TO American contractors, in The face
of the competition OF all Europe, with
out security. Gin; Chronicle.
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AGENCY

AGENCY
" D. PALMER, Esq. is authorized 10 act a
Agent for the COLUMBIA DEMocnAT,' and re
ceipt oil monies ytor Subscription and Adveytis.
ing at his Agencies in
PHILADELPHIA No. SO Pine-street.
NeW York - 100 Nassau-street
Boston ~ 16 Sfate-street.
Baltimore S. E. cor. Bali. and Cairert-sts.
Merchants Mechanics and Tradesmen nau f,lo
IL 10 their adoantdget TO ddUertSe in this paper, a,
il is the only one published at the County Seat
md has a greater circulation in the county than
any other paper published ,Oithi stiAmits.
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CoLLEcroR's OFFIcy, Berwick, JuLI l, le46,
Col. H. WEBD,
Dear Sir.-The following shows the amour
of Tolls taken at this Office for the months of Ms
and June Also the amount Of Coal cleared at tn
Office for the same time, viz
May e3,497 Of
June 9,247 IL
Total Sl2,744 3s
COAL TON! GE.
In the month Of May 9,65s tons
do June 25,O22
Total 1850
Yours very Respectfully,
JOHN McREYNoLDs, Collector.
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THE VOTE ON the TARIFF.
The following rpcspluIalIon of ,he vote
by States on the Tariff may prove Interests
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LITE FROM THE ARMY.

Reported Proposition for Peace.--
BY the arrival Of The steamer NewYoik
a, New Orleans, Galveston papers to
The 24ih Of June have beeJ received. No
interesting news from the army, except
that ii was generally understood the
line ofmarch, ,probsly in the direction OF
Monterey. will be taken Upon on the
10Th Jdly.
The q. S. brig Lawrsnce arrived at
Pennsscola on Thursday, 25lh inst,
seven dsys from Bsazos 81. J,go. hsv.
ing been employed blockading the Rio
Grande and Brszos and cooperating
with the army lo3 days. The Demo.
crst reports that The day the Lawrence
left her station off the Brszos S.. Jsgo,
she was boarded by The pilot, who sta.
ted that an express bad reached Gen
Taylor's Camp a, Matamorss, suing
for peace. The Authenticity OF lhis in.
formation depends upon the pilot, as
the Lawrence did not communicate sf-
| erwards in consequence Of bed weather.
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$l2,744 3s
34,6so

On our FIRST page VIC publish an Address
delivered by Charles r. Buckalew, Esq. Al
IOTangeViile' on the 4h of July. 1t will be
read with interest bv all
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II ha; moi rained for two days.
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There were assembled at .9too, H., =,
on the Esd ul,., Ia companies Of volnn
teer', all anxious for the fight. For.
ty two companies more than were re.
quired by order, were enrolled, aud
rendered their services.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-09

churehysrds are plenty and burying cheap, be-
cause u Is done by wholesale.
Families served extra cheap. which gives
maIrimony quite an advantage over single
blesse,lness
would therefore suggest that your young
friend marry widow with seven children.
The society" consists OF the Governor and
Council. the wreck OF black regiment, one
bankrupt merchant, two tavern keepers, a bell
ringer and grave digger an army OF smugglers
and robbers--dnd IS pery seicct
The best kinds OF goods" suitable FOR mar.
ket, are nun, opium, Colts repetcrs. bowie
knives. an assortment OF halters suited 10
rogues OF all sizes, aud some self performing
ones Tor facilitating suicides. A i;w artificial
ears and noses 10 supply the places OF those
cut OF by the robbers, wouli 40 well: they
should be packed in cofiins. TO save freight.
No provisions" required, as blue pi lis and
camphor iorm the sole diet OF the new set
tiers.
Ii your young friend or his anxious mother
wantany more ''inlor,nation' at present, they
would save time by writing to Charles Dick
ems, author of Martin Chuzlewit's voyage to
Eden.
Yours, very obcdienily.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-09
THE NEW ZEALANDERS WEEPING
FOR 10Y

In theirsiiutotions. in place OF our practice
ol shaking hands, they embrace aud run noses
with each other; on which account thew pre-.
Ter good broad ones. Their behavior or, such
occasions strikes a stranger with astonish-
u'ent; Tor, instead OF friends appearing glad
to meet each other, (as they really are J alter
me ceremony OF rubbing noses. they squat
down, resting on their hams, with their mat
or blanket pulled over their heads, ANA moan
and cry most piieously for half an hour per
maps, The tears flowing as fast as il caused by
The deepest sorrow. Tcors seem completely
under their control, so that they can, al their
will. she'd them to any extent; and certainty
amongst the New Zealanders tears are no e,i-
dence whatever OF real grief. | ives psriicu.
iariy struck with this singular custom of cry
Ing Tor JOY, aud used every endeavor 10 get
some explanation of the cause OF il, but with
out success. They merely pointed TO the
heart, aud said IL was TO give relief to what
they felt there. Ia nineiy-nine cases out of a
hundred, however. all this CRYING is mere Ger.
emory; and, notwithstanding their tears and
howiing. The tones OF their voice uneQuivocal-
w demonstrate that they have 10 feeling of
real sorrow. IL appears 10 me that this Gus
tom has its origin in discovering that low;
when exec ssiVe' has the same effect as grief
IN producing tears. From this they have es-
'ND''S'''N " S'h'tdt pIluCiplc oi crying on oil
OCCASIONS, however slight the feeling OF ioy
may be. Ii Is easily seen that they are onl,
acting part, and il Is frequently ludirrous to
observe the difficulty which some of them
hnd IN forcing out these crocodile tears. A
proof OF This - seen in the immediate change
which takes place in theirappesrance as soon
as the "tsnei Is over, when they at once be.
gin to laugh and talk with the greatest anima.
non, thus prcCiudIng the slpposition that they
can have ielteven the slightest emotion. OF
gnel. Show and ceremony appear TO be
msin feature IL the native character; 30 much
SO, that even grici is universally simulated.
The only wonder Is that vanity should lead
them 10 tbs atiectaIono of such noble aud re-
hned feeling as sympathy; and il affords the
most unequivocal evidence OF the superiority
Ut the New Zealanders aud the IL susceptible.
~ oi the higles, Improvement. They think
Ihe white people Geld hearted; aud say that
when they meet they show no more regard lor
zach Other than 81 many dogs. --BrouH's NctU
Zealand and is AJOrigines.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-09

may have bad effect on the minds of the
congregation.
TO PdreAts-Don't carry crying babies 10
church, nuT larger children who have cough,
or cannot keep from snoring.
To Young heH-Go directly TO aud from
the church, without hanging about the doors,
Ii Looks badly fora Young man TO wait ill the
congregation are all ia beiose he parades up
the aisles.
To Ladtes-Never 90 10 church to BE- ssen
and show off new dress. II is no place Cos
this purpose. Don't twist round your head
20 look at the house, when YOU should b.
hearing the sermon. II attracts the attention
OF others aud dis,urbs those who wish to hear.
The church is no place to display dry goods
carrying smelling bottles and pepermints or to
laint away. Remember this and act accord
Observation-Disclosures.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-09
SOME PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF A
BRIEFLESS LAWYER

Tie following illustrative anecdote is now
familiar to Us, bat may prove new to some OF
our readers
Two D1ichmru who built and used in co,n.
mon a small bridge over smsil stream WHICH
ran through their farms, had Dispute con.
rvrning certain repsirs which il reqnired AZ.
tcr uinc Que Of them declining sly portiop
"l uie expense necessary 10 the purchase n
'w9Or three new plants. FINALLY the sg,rie.
'ed party went 10 prigl,borns lawtet AMI
placing ten dollars in his hand. all give Won
'l, dis moueys. ifyou'll make Hans DO Justice
NIT Dc pridgc.'
How mach will IL cost 10 repair ,b.
berligef asked tle honest consellor OF the de-.
t.rmined liigant.
wen dtn, not more ash Eve to,sr re-.
piied Toe DutChmaD.
"Fcy well sail TIE LAWYER pocksG,,oo,
OF ihe notes and giving him the other. atst.
,h's aud 81 and &c tlc bridge repaired. ~ tl,e
Orst course YOU can ,akr.
oaa' said the Dulchpsu. slovl, oe....
dst De- mow batter ~ 20 quarrel mil li.ps {"
Dui o. be went home, be- shook bis head M.
fneu1iy as " unable after al quite tlcs,i,
20 src how be bod gained ony tl,ing .by goiaS
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-09
COMMERCIAL.
From ths st. Louis Rtpu6liear

FrVM He NJ. Louis htpN0ACdh.
SPECiE.--Mr. Helienstein, the receiver at
the Land Office in Milwaukee. Wisconsin. ar
rited here ON the steamer Santa Re yesterday.
with hiieen thousand dollars in specie. Why
was II brought here9 Sub-Treasurer Penn is
IN Santa Re, and there is nobody to supply his
place, nor bolts, nor bars. nor sales, TO keep
the money safe. Besides, il will be a positive
violation OF the law. subjecting the receiver to
severe penalties, TO place the public money in
any bank. Has he absoluiion from this penal-
" in advance, BY the aid oil recsnt insirue.
lions from the Secretary of the Treasury. on
how does ne propose to evade the penalties oil
the lawl
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-09

FIRE IN A BRIG.--A fire broke out in the
hold OF The brig George SAGi'Hek, lying al one
ct lhe Cont street whaTres in this city. Tie
vessel was disoharging cargo and had every
thing out. but one case of dry goods. anI abont
200 barrels OF lime. Almost immediately upon
the Oh 'eovery OF the fire the brig a. south d.
The hre doubtless riginoied in some way with
the lime in the hold. How much the damage
will be from scuuling the vessel and destrnc
ton OF cargo, il is impossible 10 saw The fire
men oil The city werr promptly OF the spot but
thcii services, under the circumstances. could
be OF little ayaile
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-09
wHEFYiNG BRIpt;E.

Weave sdsissd ~ our representative ia Con.
gress 10 maize sHosher eivr, TO procure IN sp-
preparation BY Congress for the completion OF
sbe Nsticusl Rosd 10 Ohio By the erection Of
hsAisr arsos. she otio e, this point. We
10 po< hrzisss 10 ny that wa do not deem Il
ezPsakent. MIA shs lights we have before
us, ioruske ssy knrthrr effort. for ths couiug
or Dcsrrdi~s ssssioos. 70 procure that jurtics
al The haads of Congress. The locofocos bear
sole ihsre. and Ia the executive. which is
practically not oni. oompeuent part OF the
i<xialstnss. bus she Legislature iisslf. guiding
and covrmias ell iis ,novenrnts. such re-
prss<nsstioos have bern msde from rear 20
yess. snt surh ssgumsnts sdvsncsd - have
fonoed ell ocmmitssss that have hid the snb-
pct before then " report fasonb,y 10 the
house Of which they wete members. yet
through petty and disgacciul party intrigucs
and trickery the actual appropriation OF the
saesps hes as often failed. a. has also every
uessnrs that has had ioriis object ii,e welfare
OF the community. From Congress TO Con.
sFess, from Presidential term TO Presidential
term. we have seen the law making power
Creeping more and niose. into the hands Of the
executive; and the evidence stronger and slron.
ger that the welfsr~o Of the people was not to
be imputed as one Of the desires from which
they acted. The all absorb ing desire to sus-
tain the party, 10 secure TO itself the power OF
appointing those who she'll feed upon the
public crib has governed this Congress and its
pyedecessG to such an extent that not one To-
cal. o. general measure ofuiility has even by
accident been m1tursd and passed. We
may therefore, safely suppose that the petition
OF every man in the union, out OF Congcess,
wouh he,dly induce that body to make the
appropriation accessory Tor this work, even
though the treasury were full.
That being the case, what eeu we expec,
when the treasury has drain OF on expensive
war upon III We certainty cannot expect
success, when the treasury is exhausted, that
has not been accorded TO our efforts when il
was unembanassed. why then again make
an effort or lose the time that might be more
prohisbly employed in the same cause There
is no use in appliinR ia tho e,.-.------->.- ~.
fnlnii ITS often acknowledged contract, as il
has proved itself false to honor and sits obliea
tons. We can make that bridge ourselves.
a nd os Congress will MOTIVE ought to doit, as
sprirs:e stock company, snd that at as early
day as possible.
The proposition is by no means cue too
vast for consideration or adoption. There l.
10 this city sufficient spare capital to erect
that bridge; the stock OF which would pay NOR,
than ten per cent IL toll bridge, even es,i
mating the coat at 100000, aud paying Ia,
terry owners lair compensation for the fer
Ty' while there is no possible way in whicl
the property Of tie city would be- 30 Far al
Nanced as by that. We make THE simply d
0ae suggestion. to which we propose to adj,
o'heTsst sn early day, giving our reason
therefor.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-09

POTATO RoT.-Thc old saying lhsi 81,
Is an al wind that blows nobody good" has
been happily illus,rated in the saving eIfer,
the late continued dry weather has had ON the
potatoes. We have heard from more sour
ces than one, that the rot which was making
sad havock received sudden check during
lhe intensely hot weather, and crops that had
been gwen up Tor lost, promise good aud So
und yeild Some ofour teeiotal friends, how
ever, complain that their wells have refused
GGz
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-09

CRUISE OF THE FRIG ATE CoNSTlTU-
IloN.-This iavou,c ship, whose arrival at
Boston few days since was duly noted, was
absent neatly three years. Dnnng this period
she was at Sc, co. days, and at anchor $50
days--nud sailed $4,000 miles. She visited.
while absent, b,iwcen 80 anil 90 ports, aud ha :
rturncd HONS in the best condition.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-09

THELErTERs BY THE STEAMER CAM
BkiA.-The Boston Post OF Saturday says
that ell letters from Boston for Europe, and
all iroa the south OF New YorS, were forward.
cd rom the post Office by the Cambria on
Thursday afternoon. The letters left behind
were those contained in the last mail bag from
New York city.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-09

SABBATH ADVICE 10 1g,,.,..
l1.n Il, ~ your P.a,yefs exceed ten minute, por
yo'., p 'h''.'a haii on hour, Never give o,f
feod notices before thc sermon al !, i 'l'
Haie omitted auy 40, dtacous viii f.,., 80.
- Give uo'ico r. idss uptir.s sf,1, '''''e
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3coILIsIONS

Nesuy every day we are sisrtled by the ac-
count OF some terrible accident happening
from steamboat collisions; and the pssctice oil
running Sfsmbcat leads together ~ hpcomc
almost as common an the inierfcrrnce OF Polk
st-iks: with their inatisaable righti- Csnno,
something be done 90 prev eat coll ssions3 II
Tue n,sIs srenof wide. enough would ii not
DC wen to prevent shorn than ono bost from
navigating riverp< 6nae7 Tsis would GER
tainiy ensure safety from collision, but there
sFe other and more pscfersbae scAns at hand
Let steamboat men themselves frown down
the custom iso pitotor master OF a boat should
receive their couhtenonce or support. should
ne Gun Tue nsk OF n collision when IL is in his
power 10 avoid the same. After a collision
strict investigation should b. put on foot TO
IND out the negligent or culpable patty, and
when the fact shall have been proven upon
them there should be bat one course pursued,
aud that is 10 rule them of the track There
are some disqualihcajions Tor Pilots aud Mas
iers oil steamboats, which when made known
dlsqual iiics them from the fell wship OF steam.
boat men lsnot this thing OF RAINING into
one another. destroying lives and property,
sufficient TO make the guilty regret an act OF
50 much recklessnesz2
Let steamboat men take this matter into
hand-let them. % il were. ourt.mdrlial the
authors OF collisions. and fewer accidents OF
the kind will happen. we do not mean 10
sdy That every collision is the fruit OF negi
gence or ioolhadiness; but that great many
can be avoided we ha We no doubt aud il is Tor
such that we bespeek the condemnation Of all
wei meaning rIver nen.-St. Louis Era.