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THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

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THE CHOEERA--PENITEH
We find the fylldvAag very appropriate and wen
timed remarks inyetrreuce 10 HE prevailing cpl
demic in the New tosk Express:
Among the Judgments of Heaven none
has ever been more conspicuous than pesti-
lence Something's il has been actually nil
raculous. Itwak 50, when II trAversed Egypt
ina single night sind destroyed the FIRST born
4 of every famil In other cases natural
causes to some iextent, have Hbeen detected.
And thus multispaes have come stupidly aud
irreyerently TO overlook the divine hand -
At length it seeued necessaryto send abroad
the destroyer, innspects of greatly increased
obscurity and mystery The great pestilenEe
of modern timesis Cholera. About twenty
years ago it trasersed eyearth, and swept
into eternity Hfty millions Of its inhabitants.
It is again on its mission. and With terrific
power. It's causss are yet undeteeted. Its
form Of progress among the. nations is uni
accountable. Ieis4he disease Of BIO conti1
nent, country, climate, or season ofthe year
The most that science and experience have
gained in regard to it, is some light as toits
existing causes, he symptoms Of itsApproach,
and few coutteractingI Influences. The
Cholera is stilE visiting city and country
and carrying d4may over the earth Nor
perhaps, is it rkasonable to expect that its
mysterious raw Eges will be permanently at
rested, till Imam Especially in Christian lands,
is broughtto rsc6gnize in it the presence
and power Of 3he great Supreme What
but palpableI miracle could more clearly
mark it as a EsitationFof the Mbst High4
Why then should not christians, rulers, and
the people at lafge, with one heart and voice
recognize the lnstice of this chastisenlent,
abjure the sin4gswhich may have accustomed
it, and raise thasearnest cry, Spare thy PEG,
pie, q Lord 23; How much more rational,
- ,rAll rs harati Ill - " II SD D. II
demonstratiod of humility, than either i'm
pious complainE Cor kless stoicism, or that
alarm which " pes for safety in fight
CnoLERt FAcrt AND INcIpENrs. The NewYork
Express relates te following melancholy incfien,:
Two YOUNG ladies, Beautiful and accom-
plished- MarEs Louisa and Virginia Star,
one l9, tie othA Fl years Of age. were both
engaged to be5married On Monday week
On the Saturday night previous both went
to Hoboken, arsa there imprudehtly paFtook
Of. ice creams strawberries and other fHuits
The hour appointed for the wedding fpuRd
both Of them cid in death, with their bridal
garments for aswinding Sheet
THE PRESIDENT s FATHER MATHEW
The numerous friends Of Father Mathew
will be glad V learn that the President in
tends to invite. the great Apostle Of Temper
ance to visit Him at the executive mansion.
Understandable the President had made
up his mind tsadopt this course some time /
since. He wishcs to receive Father Mathew
IN his appropriate character, as adistinEuishy1
ed champion Iofa benevolent reform, ndw VS.
Ting our shores for the first time. This is
certainly highly creditable Ito the President,
and will afford great satisfaction to d large
and rapidly increasing body ofIthe people h
Tn addition to this, the personal example
Of Gen, Taylosi il worthy of special conlmenI
dation. It Isl understood he3drinks no In
toxicating liqaornot even wine-and that
ne encourages Z temperance ID all things II
among the Officers of the government He
IS not q member of any association, but so
far as his exaKple goes, He Isl thus proving
himself worthy the high confidence reposed
in him bs minority Of his felloW-eitizens.
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Tine Pass EgNTIA1. Touh.-It is said that
the Presidentswill LEAVE Washington on his
tour to tile NSrth, about the middle of Aa-
gust. He via proceed from Baltimore ID
York, anc fr0sa thence visit Lancaster. Har-
risburg, Chaslbersburg, and the Bedford
Springs, aollGiaysburg and Pittsburg he |
will then pass through Ohio To Cleaveland,
where he will embark for Buffalo, and viii
be at the lew York State Agricultural Fam
at Syracuse Oh the 10th From Albany be
will proceed East to Boston, and after visit
ing the rapSals Of New Hampshire and /
Maine, VIII {eturri South via Providence.
New York and Philadelphia, bis purpose be-
ing to g9t t0lWashington about the close Of Il
September ~ Upper
I Hrsar crls9 REcoyrklse.- THE latest HiptelIi-
gsnce fEom Mfs Clay states Thai ne is rapidly re-
covering from Bis recent attack of cholera The /
PAysieiansysRftlhim out of 4ansfr
Mas GlaSEa ~ The important land case BIZ Mrs.
Gen. Gaines. a3a pending in,he United States Cir
NV Orleans sheen assigned lot trial
on ne I2sh 81 sFdvember|next.
]. r.gy- MI. Ja3rs Gwsss, fOInerly 81 CharIestoIwn
has received TIE appointment Of Collector Of tus
IONS at yicksssiig. Mississippi, vice Hardy Hen
shaw. removed
HoIpEs III AsA zIkE.-LThe july number
q this poPalaf Magazine has been received. and
contains il variety of useful and entertaining
matter, s@t Fl
~ The a1apsInt paid put Of New York city!trea-
ufy ter flina ags, 50 his year, Is near - 600
I e een's PskAS4nd. II
MhEhrsoEs5 u LoMEIls ii There were SIC
MARRIAGES 81 q spibdlss and factory giris