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AN EXTENSION Boston Chronotypc says that
the creditors of Horace O. Gray Co he large dealers in
iron failed in Boston days snce) have granted
them extension, and they will go before. This
arrangement says the Chronotype inconsder
able panic in State street, and great anxiety from the minds
hundreds of poor laborcrs who have been employed
the oges ohese manufacturers 1t s supposed that this
firm would have ample pay their debts, if they
could only be made available
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Members Of Congress.

The avenue already begins to give signs of the approach
of Congress Several strangers begin appear and some
Of the members have arrived The following list is re-
ported to u.s. from the other end of the avenue of the
members who have come:
Senate.-Mr Lewis Cass, of Michigan; Mr.. D. S.
Dickinson and Mr.. J. A. Dix, of New York; Mr. Foote
and Mr.. Jefferson Davis, of Missssippi MIR. S. A.
Douglass OF Illinois Mr. Thos II. Benton, of Missouri
Mr.. J. D. Westcott, OF Florida; and MIR. Johnson, OF
Louisiana.
House of RcpreentahuG.--M Thurston, of Rhode
Island; Messrs. Levin and Hornbeck, of Pennsylvania
Messrs Chase, Hill, Jones, Stanton, and Barrow, OF
TENNESSEE Mr. Adams, of Massachusetts; Mr.. Hall,
of Missouri; Mr. w r. w. Cobb of Alabama; Mr..
r. Smith, of Illinois; Mr.. Marsh, OF Vermont; Mr..
Holley, of New York; Messrs Rhett and Holmes, of
South Carolina; Mr. II. Cobb, of Georgia; Mr.. Mellow
ell, of Virginia; Mr. Clingman, of North Carolina; Mr.
Thompson, of Iowa.
We presume very full quorum may be expected, on
the opening of the session, on Monday week
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We had the pleasure of seeing to-day COL Jefferson
Davis, who has enviable distinction among the
heroes of the present He arrived yesterday to dis
charge his duties senator of the United States
from the State of Mississippi The Colonel mps little
and is entirely cured Of the wound which he received
but he is slowly recovering, and hopes, in short me
to be able to dispense with the OF his crutches
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The telegraph announces that the agony is in
Nashve and that on Wednesday last Mr. John Bell was
elected to the Senate of the United States and that he
had come out in opposition to Mr. Clays resolutions.
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lady calls our attention the sale of some valuable
city lots which is advertised to take place tomorrow, for
the benefit Of another lady. We satisfied that the
known galantry of the citizens of Washington, and the
beraity of her capitalists, win us for calling
their attention 10 the premises
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TRooPs ARRIvED.--A detachment of the 10th infantry,
under the command of Capt p. III. Harris, arrived here
yesterday from Newport, Ky They numbered 30 men,
and quartced the barracks below the city Trans
portaon will be ready for them the first OF week.
~ o. Della, Nop. 49,
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The Pope has requested that the subscribed for the
erection of monuments him throughout his States, shall
be applied to the more seul purpose of erecting asylum
for aged persons at hone each province having cea in
rights of presentation.
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THE U Union.

The Louisville (Ky) Democrat gives an amusing
count of the adjourned meeting OF the wings on last
Wednesday night. under the head of "Finale to the
grand tohg conception Of no.party meeting and sag
nal triumph of the Clay branch of the aohig party
the Taylor men" "The Hon s. s Nicholas, the chan
cellor of the city of Louisville, the represen
tatve of the Taylor clique Mr.. Graves ex-member OF
Congress- was the exponent of the Clay party. The
discussion continued till o'clock in the night when
the resolutions of the select committee. reported by
Judge Nicholas, were thrown aside and the resolutions
of Mr. Clay, with ihe exception of the first adopted
by an immense majority. The tug of war between the
two principal speakers was severe enough. The chan
cellor did not spare the "great embodiment himself
contending that "Mr Clay's resolutions contained no
definite propostion--were prompted in domineering
spirit-a Sir Oracle-when he opened his mouth, all
others were called upon to hold up" eve believe
Shakespeare has it, "Let no dog barkPO The meeting
was also addressed by other orators; but the Clay
scheme triumphanty carried the day.
But there was one omnous movement made towards
the close of the meeting, by Judge Nicholas which does
not itself "conain very definite proposition" 1t is the
following resolution:
Resolved That if the House of Representatives shall find
be the intention OF the President prosecute the
decided majority of the nation requires then il will be
within the ndisputable constitutional prerogatve of the
House, it will be also its bounden duty, refuse sup
plies for such mode OF prosecuting the though
the Senate should sustain his views and that any
and expressed will be in violation OF his duty the
spirit of the constitution, and in ubveron of aessen-
tal conservative principle OF free republican government
1t being (says the Louisville Democracy nearly IL
o'clock, Chat witching time night" at which, Shaks-
certain ugly bird begins to sng the audience
restless and anxious be done teazng Judge Ms
luton put, and carried
motion adjourn prevailed, and thus ended the great
humbug of no-party meeting got up by rampant wings,
and dried by ditto, from its inception its conclusion
"GreaAy beyond what decided majority of the ma
ton requires This resolution sdoes not go the WHOLE
Gas the saying ISL 1t does not require the whole of
Mexico, does it exclude adequate indemnity to
the United States WE'LL then, it is to be hoped that the
administration may strike the happy mean, demand
sufficient indemnity, and yet not incur the imputation OF
requiring greatly beyond the wishes of the nation.
The only difficulty we fear will be, that may want
Louisville chancellor to trim the beam of Justice
and say precisely what ought to have, and what a
decided majority OF the nation does require.
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Commodore Stockton has arrived in Washington, for
the purpose of attending the martial the arsenal
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EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York Corrsspondsnt.

NEW York, Nov. a. 1877.
Mr. Clays Lexington speech is here this morning. in the
"authorzed report" does mend the matter for him
much The telegaphic report substantially
His WING friends the press, who had been calling tho
public suspend their judgment" to feel and admit
his. The Courier says dryy, "The opinion, which
expressed it be doubted those which sound
reflection and long experience in public affairs have
duced and, such they entitled to be weighed and
candidy examined by of all parties throughout the
country" The Express says briefly of it, with its usual
waiting upon public opinion, son fret page will be
found Mr.. Cays speech written out by himself We
have yet mad time read examine it." Call you this
backing your friends The Trbane' alone snstans and
applauds The truth is the universal wing party alters
panc-struck 1t is the crisis of Mr. Clays political life.
AS the draws close, the receipts of produce
Albany instead of increasing fall off under the serious
check given by the commercial evuson at the other side
Of the Atlantic. The quantity of -four, wheat. corn and
barley left tide during Sd week In November In
the years 1916 and l847, is as follows:
sts Flour bbs Wheat. blu, Corn. bu.- Barley bu.
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MARRIED.,

On the 29d instant by the ssrH Pysr B. ELLIOTT
the u Navy, to JULfANA daughter X
RANDALL, esq Of this city. '
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1t wonderful that dealers have been firm under such
fall The tghness of the money market has aided the
adverse foreign and the favorable accounts to the
crop, in producing the fall The sales have been some 5000
bales. t NJ
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Treasury Notes-NO. 3.
The receipts and expenditures Of the United States gov
eminent, in the two years preceding the Mexican war;
were as follows:
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The market will bear large sales. New York State
SIS sold yesterday o. and to-day 95being forced
Many the free banks selling Stocks the pres
them for bills
Yours PRENTICE.
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,nnon of slavery, is precisely what patriotism de-
ymands of in regard the existing war with Mexico
Our country God grant that she may always be right but
whatever her and whatever her position right or
wrong our counry-was the sentiment If the words
Of the gallant Decatur. Ii sentiment worthy of
usuiot aud man il finds response in every Ameri-
can bosom and whatever the of the past
NOT pause in the midst Of which has shed such
glory upon country, TO express sympathy with enc
nv and thereby encourage him persevere in his resist
Ance to We desire peace quite much as Mr.
CLAW possibly can but do believe that the shortest
mode Of achieving IL proclaim to Mexico and to the
world country is the aggressor and Mexico an
messed nation defending "her 6reses her castles and her
ohars against our victorious egons.
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Welearn that the petition OF the family and heirs Of NJ D.
Gen. Dekab is about to be presented to Congress
The gentleman of this city, to whom they have sent their
full power-of- Attorney has shown us communication
from the American consul at Paris which accompanied
the power AT his request publish it. as it will
to inform Congress- and the country of the nature and
present prospects of the DeKalb clalm
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and So, alas, is the thread of life. In these
however, the white is made to predominant
expressing my desire and confidence, that
thus it will be with the color of your exist
ence. No black is used, for l believe your
lives will be free from the black passions OF
wrath and jealousy the darkest color here
is blue, which is excellent, where we do not
make it too blue Other thoughts rise to my
mind in regard to these stockings. The most
Indifferent subject, when viewed by the mind
in suitable frame, may furnish instructive
inferenccs But to the subject. You will
perceive that the tops of these stockings, by
which suppose courtship to be represented,
are seemed; and by scanning are drawn into
a snarl but afterwards comes time when
the whole is made plain, and continues so to
the end and final toeing off. BY this wish
you to take occasion to congratulate yourself,
that you are now through with scanning, and
have come to plain reality!
AGAIN. As the whole of these comedy stock
ings were not made at once, but by the addl-
ton Of one little stitch after another, put i'll
with skill and discretion, until the whole pre-
sents the fair and equal piece which you see,
so life does not consist of one great action, but
millions of little ones combined; and SO may
it be with your lives no stich dropped when
duties are to be performed, no widenings
made where bad principles are to be reprov-
ed, or economy practised; neither seeming
nor narrowing where truth and generosity
are in question; thus, every stick of life
made taht, and set in the right place; none
either too tight or too loose; too large or too
small thus may you keep on your smooth
and even course, making existence one fair
and even piece, until together, having passed
the heel, and come to the very toe of life, in
the final narrowing off and dropping the evil
of this cmblemmatic pair Of warm companions
Of comforting associates, nothing appears but
uAae, the token Of innocence, peace, purity
and light; and may you, like these stockings,
when the final stitch is taken and the work
completed, 90 from the place where you were
formed to a happier state Of existence, pres
eut from earth to heaven.
Hoping that these stockings and admoni-
ton may meet happy reception, I remain in
true blue friendship, seemIy, yet 'cithom seam
ng, yours from top to toe, L. w.
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A Mote Of Alarm

We have received from friend, the FIRST
Report Of the Board Of Education " have
had time to give it only slight examination,
but were startled by the following statements
and we take up the buglc to extend the alarm
to all within the reach Of our voice. 1t is
time to rouse up to the danger, and take
strong. active and efficient means to do 1t
away.
From the whole number of children in
Maine returned to the Board, between the
AGES of four and twenty-one, the Secretary OF
the Board, finds that sicy thousand nine hna-
drod and tony-t,c0 did not attend any school
during the past summer; and that there were
f2rtg-Sccon thousand, eight hlo3dred and .jorW-
segen who were not in attendance at any
school during the past winter
Is it possible, that after all the provisions
that have been made by the Legislature for
furnishing the means Of education to every
son and daughter within our borders, there
is such an army Of them growing up without
receiving the benefits extended to them ?
Had any one told us this, before we saw the
report with all the data spread out before us,
we could not have believed il; and now that
we orc convinced, we are filed with the more
establishment But the reality is even worse
than this. Hear what the Secretary says
at is to be remembered, that in The fore
coing calculation the tale is but half told; =
That the returns upon which they were ba5eo
are but about one half the towns and popu1
lation of the State, and we have the a3tound-
inc disclosure that there were, during the
past simmer, about one hundred and TWEEN
ty thousand children, and during the pas
winter, ninety five thousand who did moi
darkcn the door of any school house
Fathers, mothers, guarlions,ftllow,-c
/ what think ye of such Il state Of things =
Y Does it promise well for the future Does
look as if all did their duty to the rising gen
| Grafton ,,,,,,.
! we're they-the future men and women, faith
5 crs and mothers, citizens. jurors, voters, SOY
I rreipns of the State Were they under tn
= watchful eye of parents and guardians, err
# raccd in useful occupatous training TO
l. usefulness and rcspcctablity,qoaliiying then
It selves for the discharge of those duties "hic
G are soon to dovolye upon them in the varlt
relations ofltc or were they not rather ram'
n ling about the fields and highways baskIn
at in the sunshine, loiAring at the corners
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From the Boston Traveller.
High Prices

MEssRs LpIroESMM nave rCGGn15 IH 1n
5:..i1 I.:lIto' - "' food LHt annrrbcnd these
~ r. o lre@ rot;~a n what SOME Of our fore
E '-Io '' nvnornnccd when tbcir only curren-
l".'', 90, ndnt;nnIfoi money or Government
~ ,S,s, |''' TJa foow;no extracts from the Jour
,aI lar tLc Pav TLor9os smith, of Falmouth,
| r[ P Sl viii Give specimen of the
nriccs of food, as they ranged in 1919:
Anvil, There is = orieyous cry for
hrood y, al tha sconort towns, and there is
I =, ~ J;+l IL nno ,'tT and no fish.
'"I , l,,; indian meal is sold at 80 dollars
l,,l.1
" U t,.i a. Loor tl,e+ wood is 10 dollars a
I'D =, Roston and aonr at 80 Dcr hundred.
:0s ~ I,a, j.; T,ora finn nv whole salary.
l. n f. Cor,, j. now sold nj 50 dollars .
1- t,4'J ,,,l ooa,,o Of 9 dollars = mound.
0"0i,S-' Ninlossas i raised to lG dollars.
coffee a. SUGAR 3.
June 10. A man asked a dollars tor a
bushel of wheat meal. .,
June II. Green peas sold at Boston at ~
dollars peck; Lamb at 20 dollars quarter
Board SO dollars week.
| June H. We bought pounds OF Sato&'
! for dollar. probably this was re0I S|te'
doarO
Aug. 10. We boughta pound OF tea Tor ~
dollars"
To this rcminsccncc of our correspondent
,yo m;nht add that at the time to which hi
has referred. the people of this ncghborhoo'
wnrc Greatly distressed for want Of breat
stnlTs The wife of John Adams in one o
her letters to her husband, written in l7I9
saws:
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WICKED INCONSISTENCY, John Hagger-
tv was hung recently at Lancaster, for the
murder Of the Fordney family Our read
crs will recollcct that he entered the house
while under the excitement Of liquor, and
without provocation ,slau9 Uttered the husband,
wife and child, Deating out their brains and
manging their bodies in q most horrible man
nGr.
We regard tue hanging Of this wretch as
an uniustih0ble and wicked murder Ad~
hitting for the purpose ofargumcnt (and for
that purpose 0nly0 that the death punish
mcnt is RIGHT, this was a wanton and indie
| fousible exercise Of the authority 10 lnlllct
| it.
Look at the circumstances The CoN-
| M0YwEALTH licenses and authorizes mum.
Der of persons to retail Intoxicating liquors
! They open their houses and set forth the
bottle IIagaerty cutters, yields TO the temp
tation, and without designing or contemplate
ING any evil, he drinks. His brain is inham-
cd by tie alcohol and he becomes for the
time, mailman. Fereit Of reason, he 8ci2es
an axe, enters Che cottage Of an unollcnding
man, and butchers the inmates.
Now the Commonwealth scizcs him, binds
Inn with iron, immucs him in Jail, tries
and condemns and murders him The same
authority that sets The trap into which he f.li,
stranges him to death for falling in it, The
same court that opens nearly SEVENTY drink
inc houses in city Of EIGHT THOUSAND
souls, under oath that they are all necessary
for the public good, becomes the tribunal that
condemns and consgns to the halter the vic
tim Of is own maIIcisance
Such is the License System The Com
monwcalth, the rumscieIs, the manslayer,and
2 the h9urulan are all linked toncther in the
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Al! think how much and how long 1T has
been neglected.; and see, in your present de-
cay the bitter fruits Of its neglect Is 1t not
enough? Can you bear to think OF bengyet
more barren? Or are you willing, rather
than take the trouble Of returning to eXercIs-
cs of secret prayer, to yield yourself forever
to the influence of the world? The very
question is horrible. Return, . return =
Behold the door is open to you; you still
may enter And god is thcre,waiting to meet
you, and waiting to be gracious lie must
indeed chide you for your absence; for what
has He done to deserve such neglect But
he willwccomc your return there shall your
heart be quickcncd & converted anew; there
SHAH the chains Of worldliness be broken
there the icy bosom be dissolved, Improve
the early morning hours for this sacred pur
pose, for why should the bands of sleep de-
tain YOU to the ruin of your soul ? Burs
them asundcr; they are weak, though II
bonds, to resolved spiritand "nowltl IS hISl
time to awake out of sleep" e.
Brandon, Aug 1917.
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No. 10.
J.F. MCCLELLAN, Printer.

to the warehouse, and demanded the keys,
which he refused to deliver Upon this,
one of them seized him by the neck, and toss
ed him into the cart Finding no quarter,he
delivered the keys, when they tipped up the
cart and discharged him; then opened the
warehouse, hoistcd out the hogshead Of coffee
themselves put it into the truck, and drove
Off A large concourse ofmcn stood amazed,
silent spectators of the whole transaction"
These were times that tried the souls of the
women as we'll as the men; and they met cv~
cry emergency like free women and heroines,
They dcspsed and rejected tea when it was
subject to an odjous tax; but they had no
notion OF depriying themselves of that, their
own peculiar luxury, to crafty the avaricc
of " stingy" old bachelor mcrchants-tor the
merchant who suffered as above described,
was an old bachelor by the name Of Boyls-
tor, who afterwards left Boston, we believe,
and went to England, where he was pr?oa-
bly, less annoyed by the rights ofwomen than
he was here.
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For the Voice OF Freedom.
SONNET.

Once did wander DER mountain height
Whom nature, springs sweet smiling aspect wore
And Gazing down upon the vale before,
A scene NIL clothed in beauty met my sight;
A gentle river there was glowing bright,
And DER its banks the beech and willow hung,
And lightly in the breeze their branches swung,
Casting fantastic shadows on the shore
Sweet scene of beauty,-I enraptured cried,
As yon bright stream ,noylifos feet moments ghoe
Passing so gently on the smiling way
Kissing the flowers that on its border" crow
Meeting new beauties in its onward 1ow,-
Thus may pass LIES calm and peaceful day.
II. J.. SPENCER.
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BRANDON, Thursday, August rs, l847.

cricket kept time with his tiny cymbal; anc
ever and anon between the pauses,the SOUND
of a distant cascade was heard, whose waters
fell in music.
| All these delightful sounds died away, and
the queen Of the fairies stood patiently await
ing Marion's answer. Courtcsying low, and
with a trembling voice, the little maiden said
"Will it please your majesty to make me
as handsome as my sister Rose :"
The queen smiled. ~ will grant your re-
quest, if you will promise to fulfil all the con-
ditions PROPOSE" said she.
Marion eagerly promised that she would
"1he Immortal Fountain" replied the
Queen, /" is on the top Of Il high steep hill
at four different places fairies are stationed
around, who guard it with their wands. None
can pass them except those who obey my Or
ders, Go home, now for one week speak
no ungentle word to your sister; at the end
of that time, come again to the grotto."
Marion went home light Of heart. Rose
was in tile garden, watering the flowers; and
the first thing Marion observed, was, that her
sisters sunny hair had suddenly grown as long
and beautiful as it ever had been. The sight
made her angry; and she was just about to
snatch the waterproof from her hand with an
angry expression, when she remembered the
fairy, and passed into the castle in silence.
The end of the week arrived, and Marion
had faithfully kept her promise. Again she
went to the grotto. The queen was Teasing
when she entered the hall. The bees brought
honey-comb and deposited it on the small rose
colored shells, which adorned the crystal ta-
bic; gaudy butterflies hoatcd about the head
of the queen, and famed her with their
wings; the cucullo, and the lantern.ly, stood
at her side, to afford her light; large dia-
mond beetle formed her splendid foot-stool,
and when she had supped, a dew-drop on the
petal of violet, was brought for her royal
fingers.
When Marion entered, the diamond spar
kles on the wings of the fairies faded, as they
always did in the presence of anything, not
perfectly good; and in a few moments all the
attendants of the queen vanished, singing as
they went:
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Halo JIM You great SIX footer, you,
what are you beating that poor old crippled
niggcr for?
Why, Lor bless your soul, massa, is tryin'
to conquer peace! Ye sec, dis old niger
KEEP up fuss all de time bout me takin' his
tatcr patch. l ak de ole fool if he didn't
know twas my destiny, an if he never hear
bout de Angler SaXums, as how dey was
bound to take ebcry ting dey could. But lie
JUS 90 On sayen ii was hisn. Den l jis talks
half his patch from him, and tole UNI to help
umself if he could Den he git mad an tole
me | better not. Den I gives UNI jesse few
times; an lie kicks back, an now ] is tarmin-
ed to conquer a peace, as Nassa Polk says,an'
take de hull patch from him for his sass.-Hom-
Mon HtcHgeacer.