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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-11

1 The Jesaits have been ,readmitted
into the Republic Of Guatemala by order
Of tho government. The Graceta pub.
fishes an editorial on theoccssiou, 1eclar.
ing that. without dIubte the influence Of
the disciples Of fIsnatius will furnish .
balm to heal the wounds inflicted on the
country by the internal dissensions.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-11

HAMnToN CoUNTY.-Ws join the Cleve'
land Herald in being s lad that the
Wings of HamiItun county are resolving
to do their duty at the coming elcsion.
We ask no better forinue than Just 10
have every Wing in the State g. to the
polls and vote the Wing ticket. The
Herald says: .a
I'VE are glad TO see by the Cincinnati
Atlas that the Wings Of Hamilton are de-
termined the election shall not go by de-.
fault in that populaus county this year.
A convention has been called to nominate
a county ticket and to, effect a ,horouRh
orgsnizatiob for the fall campaigu. The
Atlas exhibits a, eummendable spnit in
urging lhe Wings nfIhe county 10 organ.
ize on, the plan presented by the Exec
utive Committee, aud we trust it will
keep up The FIRE with an efficiency thai
wililell at the October polls" ...
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-11

+ 8 CUBAN lNTELCIasNce I'VE shall en-
Geaydr % keep our readers advised Of
the Intelligence from Cuba without too
much, taxing oui columns with unneces
sary aud unreliable details We publish
to-day. the letters Of several of the dnf,r-
'tunate young men. which win give the
reader an idea of the manner 10 which
they were captured. In regard to these
letters, the papers Of New Orleans ex.i
cuse the tlenunciations Of Lopez upon
the ground that the attacks are made by
privales who are mol acquainted with mil
itary affairs. whils those who had some
knowledge Of this character make no at.
taeks upon him. We have only TO add
that, with the complaints which must
have cume tolheirears, il is curious they
make no remarks either one way OF the
other
m However IL Is oesl 70 wait. Our nwn
opinion isthat Lopez was either deeeiy
ed himself or. deceived others. Ifthe
former, he is not, the proper persqn to
lead in such an enterprise, But the fu-
ture will disclose the true state of the
case. ahdif the Cubans, are really ip.fa.
vor OF liberating themselves from Span
ish despotism, they will ioiR his ranks,
especially since be has thus. far held out
with his small force. We add these re-
marks as introductory tn the article which
we copy from the New Orleans papers.
Before we'go to press We viii doubtless
have additional information from the
seat of operations.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-11
August l6. lsjl-61 o'clock,

FLiBusTIeRs. The Boston Advertiser
says that the term "flibnslieIs" is derived
from a, party of freebunters, who took
possession of a portion of Hayli and the
nsighboring islands. about the year 1880.
Piracy was their only trade, and they ob.
tanned their name. from the Spanish
name Of light boat Flibole, in French
FIbot. derived perhaps from the English
Fly boat" "aas si @li. 4eea @.
Dampier and the earlier English navi
gators, encountered the "aihustiers."
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-11

r.Wotth al Llverpool- .s..--..-- 4u
Here is evidence that no body will 60 in.
to that business.
What is TO he dGne? We know Of but
one way. We must exteud our home
market. t.,yHow can thatlbe accomplished
Let Congress revise lhe present tariff,
urolect American industry. raise, the dp.
ties on foreign manufactures. aud save
the-eighty miliuns Of dollars balance tha,
are annually accruing against us which
goes to apeople which we do not feed.
Then you will see manufacturing estab,
lishnents Of every kind growing up.
those already in operation making addi:
tions, aud thousands Of families who are
now growing what they use, will become
consumers of your breadstufs. That's
the, way TO get good prices and make ev,
cry section Of the country Aourishing.-.
Detroit Tribune.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-11

THE HeMPFlELD RnAD.-- We learn from
the Washington tPa) Commonwealth,
that the corps engineers from Wheel
ing. arrived in their borough, on the 29th
inst, having surveyed the route Of the
Hempfeld road between the two places.
The Commonwealth says:-- }e'a
I'VE are pleased to state that they en-.
countered very few difficulties; indeed,
nors Of a serious character; and that the
ROT which has just been surveyed. will
make very practicable one, with
grade Of not 60 feetto the mile. We un.
derstau1 they have returned a distance
Of six miles with the intention of survey
ing route that will reduce the grade
aud curtail the distance, whichin' all
probability can be dune. The distance
from Wheeling to this place by the route
already surveyed, is the same as by the
Turnpike" a'' 'i' "a r ~ = .
The turnpike distance. we believe, is
33 miles. ........,y ,.....,.,,i
From Greensburgh, their Eastern ter
minus, the engineers on the HempGeld
route, have reached the Mohongahela
Iriver-some l2 or 10 niles from Washing
ton, The Monongahsla City Republican
reports thst--"the route between West
Newtpn and .Mouongahea city does not
present al much difficulty as was anlici
! pated ia its location. and that the grade
dues not exceed 60 feet To the mile any
place between the Two rivers. The En-
gineers think that by second survey
lthey will be enabed to reduce the grade
to about so feet To the mile. and like.
wise shorten the distance about a quarter
Of a mile, thus making it just the same
length as the pike. between the two
places. This will be gratifying news "a
sulciiizens."
Mn. WooDwAaD. The Dayton Jour.
nal, abiding to the survey Of thee. &Z
Railroad, has the fplpwiug:-,s,,,.e,.,, !,
,s"Mr. Woodward whose name appears
above asan engineer IN charee Of di
vision of thisroad ia one of tue most ef
6cient, practical aud ihqrough going mer
now in the profession in Ohio, He, has
heen. engaged on the Cncinnati,and Day.
ton road frOm ITS commencement Iili peal
its complexion. and has proved himself 90
possess the characteristics stated .ai Our
friends oftbeC Cincinnati Wilmington aud
lancaster road,llave beeu exceedingly
fortunate in securing the services of Mr.
! Woodward" l5a{ .at,s.s sssiA sste -;
We think Mr.. McCrack en has been
peculiarly fortunate in his selection of a
corps Of assistants. Besides being well
acquainted with their duties, we notice !
dispoAitiop on their part to win the sood
!, wiIuf citizens along the route, which
cannot fail to be Of infinite advantage u
the future prospects Of The road.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-11

GoE. CR,TTRNDEN,s-. The Louisville
Courier says "tAs Col, Critieuden," shot
at Havana was. doubtless William Crit,
teadeu. son Of Joha A, CIittepdep, lste
Msrshalofthe louisville oha6cery Court.
The same paper says that Patrick Dillon.
Dir. Fisher. Vaudeville, and three or
foufothers Of the unfOrtnuatesw were from
Indiana.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-11

THe HAVANA TRAGEDy. We are, al
length enabled to-state thatEthe unfoftn
nate men who were shot at Havana, were
tried by regular Court Martial. Tnis
is stated upon lhe strength Of ''patrint''
letters to New Orleans papers,. In re-
gard to the brutal treatment of the dead
bodies, said TO have been committed by
the populuce, accounts differ. We are
iuclped to the belief, however. that the
excited popuiace acted very rashly and
as natural consequence very inhuman-
Iy. II isa very difficult matter to arrive
at correct conclusions. when il is impos.
sible To obtain correct Intelligence, The
telegraph has been freely used by the
"patriots" &c ia nine cases out of ten,ex
aggrrated repuris have been transmitted
over the wires to create undue prejudice
The sympa,hies of our people. as mat
Ter Of course, will be aroused in any g
vent, aud il is not possible I" tepress a
feeling of indignation al the horrible fate
of the deldded young men who were in
cnced /" embark inthis enterprize by
false and gera,ed statements, but a,
the same time it is highly proper for the
American people 10 deal justly and at.
tach to no party any moreeblame than is
Justly deserved from the circumstances o
the case.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-11

r WHAT IS To be DONE WITH THE SUR
PLUS WHEAT OF TuE UNrrED STATES
The European markets give US no en-
enlargement for shipments TO any extent
there. and if England should require
few millions of bushels we have got to
compete with several grain growing couu-
uies in that market, Flour in Liver.
pool, at the latest advices, was twenty
shilings, or $4,4O.
Let US cypher and see the probability
of Michigan sending any Of her surplus
there. to pay for the immense quantities
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face was turned upwards, and as the glare
of the torches fell upon it, an exclamation
of horror fell from the lips of all present,
and Helen leaned forward, recognized her
victim, with thrill of agony which caused
all the blood to chill in her veins, and her
pulses to stand still. At that one glance,
the whole truth flashed upon her with
terrible clearness. until she comprehended,
when too late, the fatal error into which
her blind and mistaken suspicious had
plunged her. There lay her son her
only child-her beloved Demetri bath
ed in the blood that welled forth from the
death wound which her murderous hand
had inflicted!
He it was, then; whose boyish passion
had been reclprocated by her young at,
tendant; he it was for whom Anastatia
had devised the love meeting, which had
that morning changed her own jealous
fears into dreadful certainties. He il was,
oh, God! upon whom her imaginary
wrongs had just been so barbarously
avenged! The similarity of name and
of dress had deceived her. Why had she
not thoughto OF this before Whyl Does
suspicion ever pause to reason or reflect {?
Is not jealousy blind as lore {whose dark
shadow it is said to beD All this passed
through her mind, with the rapidity of
lightning, as that ono awful glance reveal.
cd to her the extent of her crime. No
words escaped her lips; but, as if struck
by thunderbolt, she fell heavily forward,
and lay PROSTATE, and to all appearances
litcless, by the side of the beloved son,
whose lie had fallen sacrifice to the
rash and ungovernablc suspicion of the
jealous wife.
The first pse that Helen made of her
returning faculties was to cast herself at
the feet OF her husband, and make full
confession OF the feelings which had dri.
ven her to commit so desperate deep,
imploring death at his hands, in expatia.
ton Of her crime. But death, which
would have terminated her earthly tor
mcnts, was boon which the exasperated
husband was resolved not to grant her.
Woman" said he, you shall live to
die a thousand deaths every day. You
shall live to curse the day on which you
were born. You shall live to expiate, in
lingering torments Of mind, the misery
you have inflicted on me p
And, int1exible in his determination, he
caused his unfortunate wife to be convey
ed to the Rock of Babake, where, in a
rudely constructed stone chamber, she
was condemned to drag out her miserable
existence, without being suffered to ex-
change word with any human being,
aud with no companionship, save her own
wretched thoughts. Her senses failed
under her severe punishment but mad.
ness, instead Of bringing oblivion to her
woes, seemed to have impaired new acti.
vity to her faculties of suffering. Every
evening, as darkness came over the earth,
the poor maniac fancied herself again al
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Tho Past and the Present.

If five years ago, says an anonymous
writer, prophet had risen up and lifted
the veil of the future, and drawn from its
arcana the scroll upon which the history
of these five eventful years was written ;
if he had foretold to the South, you shall
60 into a bloody and expensive war; vic
tory shall perch OH your banner on every
field; vast territorial conquest; an Ophir
of gold, boundaries stretching to the Pa.
cifc shore, and 4 country of every varied
soil and climate shall be the fruits of that
war. In it your best blood shall be spilled
the valor of your sons shall be every
where signalized, the cypress shall be
freely woven in your chaplcts of victory.
Your brethren of the North shall be the
partners of your toils-thcy too shall
send their regiments, but not so many as
yours by onc.half, they too shall meet
with you the shock of the battle, but the
graves of your slain shall twice out.num-
Der theirs. By and by shall come peace
the enemy is chastised, and within his
conquered capital the terms are dictated
by you, the victors. The survivors of the
gallant host that achieved these wonder
full triumphs are marched back to their
native land-tho Southern regiments, to
throw off the harness OF war and reap in
the soft pleasures of home and country
the rewards of toll and valor in tire field !;
the Northern troops to their cheerful fire.
side and bright winter skies. But 10 out
of this war will rise portentous question
of domestic concernment. The North
and the South will be ut variance about
the government Of their common con.
quests, and as the manner Of use and dis
position of the soil. The North will say
to the South, brother! thou art not as
good as Your customs and institutions
are offensive to the prejudices of my edu.
cation and the habits Of my life; we can.
not live in common on our common do
mainp' The South shall reply in an ap-
peal to the reason of the North, and argue
that our rights should not be sacrificed to
'.''- nroiudices-but, inasmuch as you
let there be no
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VOL. XEI.-.S0. 3.
The New Postage Bill,

This bill creates new rate of postage, and
4 new denomination OF coin. A coin Of three
cents is to be manufactured in accordance with
the reduced rate of three cents prepaid post
age. The principle Of our decimal coinage
is thus violated to conform to an arbitrary
rate Of postage A coin of three cents is not
in conformity with that system. 1t does not
form multiple of the number which is the
basis of that system. The number ten is not
divisible into proportionate parts of which
three forms one of these parts. A two and
half cent piece admits of multiplier By 2,
and by which give us and 10. The parts
are proportional to each other; but multi
piled by either of these multipliers, or by it.
self, results in 6, 10, and 9, which are num-
bers forming no portion of the decimal system.
A currency which is adapted to the scheme
of post office rates should also bear conye-
nient relation to the system of coinage estab-
lished by our laws The three cent piece,
which it is the design of the bill to coin, ought
to pass into general circulation, and should
not, and cannot, be limited as post Office
currency. 1t will be paid in to that establish
ment and paid out to the public. How will
prices properly adapt themselves to curren-
cy that follows the decimal notation, in all
but single instance The coinage of guar.
ter dime would be in conformity with that no.
tation. The two systems of the post Office
rates and that of decimals in our coinage,
should not divcrge from each other but har-
nonise.
1t is said that our coinage Of five and ten
cent pieces, does not adapt itself to prices, tho
small Spanish coins being found in retail
transactions more convenient. This may be,
because VIC have no coin bearing due pro-.
portional part between the half dime and the
one cent copper coin. If we had the quarter
dime, and called in the worn out small Span
ish coins. prices would soon adapt themselves
to the decimal denominations. The sole rea-
son why these Spanish silver coins remain in
circulation, whilst the silver coins of the Uni
ted States arc exported, is that they obeya
law of:currcncy, which sends abroad for prof.
it the more valuable and retains for circuIa.
ton the least valuable coins. Let the gor-
crnment call in the Spanish silver coin, if VIC
arc to have national system, and preserve
the decimal scheme in itsintegrity, by coming
quarter dimes instead Of three cent pieces
We hope, therefore, that the Senate will so
modify the Postage Bill as to make the rate
of half an ounce and less. twns:.'
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From the Sumter Banner.
How much arc Freedom and Homer
Worth!

Are they worth three hundred thousand dol
lars ! are they equal in value to double the
amount of our usual taxes? Will the pos
session of them compensate for the sufferings
endured, the losses and sacrifices incurred, in
obtaining the,n7
These questions are practically before the
people of South Carolina, for solution, and
they are made the direct issues in one of our
Districts. Gentlemen, opposed to the en-
penditurc of 100000, to put the State in q
condition to defend herself, are nominated as
Delegates to the Convention of the People,
to stake care that the Communicable of South
Carolina receire no detriment" If Honor be
no part of that commonwealth, then dollars
and cents may be fit measure by which to
estimate its worth; and, by the comparative
demands upon the Treasury, we could ascer-
tain, to the thousandth part of cent, the
propriety Of one or another course of action.
Rational, actual and business-likc would the
conduct of public affairs then become, when
every State problem would be resolved with
mathematical certainty, and the advantages
or disadvantages Ut any measure would fall
within the sphere of the four first rules Of
Arithmetic. The question then would be,
has this expenditure been prudent or spend
thrift The following considerations of
course would address themselves to the mind.
The slaves of the South are estimated as
worth 81 Sl,5OO,OOO,OOO Suppose the share of
this State as equal to SlO0.OOO,OOO Is this
large interest in danger? Have assaults been
made upon it! Is it evident, from every en-
hbition of the will and feelings Of the pco-
pie Of the North, that they, having in their
hands the power of the government to which
we are subjected, arc hostile to this interest.
that they are scheming and acting with re-
ference to the final abolition of slavery that
if this movement progresses rs it has hitherto
advanced, the South will lose all this property
and this State her Sl00,000,O00, besides all
her other interests and property which are
dependent on slavery? (and we are ignorant
of one that is independent Of it) We will
not stop to argue these questions. We will
assume that every man conversant with the
history Of our country will answer them af-
6rmatively. If this be then the condition Of
this valuable property, which is the most
economical and prudent coursc-to abandon
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A;Horos

"There is an endearing tenderness"
says Washington Irving, ain the love of
mother for her son, that transcends all
other affections of the heart" We have
just heard a touching illustration of the
fact that the love of son for his mother
may also transcend and swallow up all
other affections, at moment, too, when
he might well be pardoned for remember
ing only his own great trials.
Some two years ago, q young man, be-.
longing to Philadelphia, was returning by
railroad to that fcity, from the town Of
Reading, Pennsylvania. BY an accident
which happened to the train as it was ap.
preaching town, ant while he was stand
ing upon the platform, he was thrown off,
and fell partly under the wheel of the
succeeding car, and his light arm, Omar
row, bones and ALL" was crushed to a
jelly, and dropped uselessly at his side.
This however was fortunately his only in
jury. He was young man of deter.
mined nerve, and Of the noblest spirit.
He uttered no complaint-not even a
groan.
When tho train arrived at the depot, a
carriage was Immediately called, when,
attended by his friend, he said to the
coachman, Drive at once to DR.. Ms,
in Walnut street."
Hadn't you better 60 Immediately
home z" asked his friend.
"No," said he, ~ don't want them to
know anything about me until it is all
over"
"Our hero" for hc WIS 4 hero, was
deaf to all the counter-remonstrance of
his friend. and they drove rapidly to the
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he continued; holding uuo ... >..-..s, ....s
limb over the back Of the sofa. "Do it
here, Doctor; l shall not finch; shall
not interfere with your operations"
The limb was barred; two attendants,
medical students in the house, were sum.
moned; the arm was taken off above the
elbow, while the patient sat as he had re.
quested, uttering no groan, nor speaking
a single word, while the operation was
being performed. The dressings were
applied; and, attended by his friend, the
patient had reached the door; ON his way
to his own house, which was very near by,
when he turned round to tho surgeon,
and said, "Doctor, should like to look
at my arm once more; pray let me see
it." The surgeon raised the manglcd
limb; the patient glanced at the bloodless
hand and said, Doctor, there is q ring
upon the middlc-fnger of that hand; wont
you take it off for me. My mother gave
me that ring when she was on her death
bed. | can part with my arm, but while
/ live, l can't part with that ring" The
ring was slipped ffom the cold, white fin.
ger. "Put it on that finger" said he,
holding out the SAME finger on his left
hand As he was leaving the door, with
his attendant, to enter the carriage, he
said, Chow shall | break this thing to
my poor sister!" Is not this true hero,
Observation-Disclosures.
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she entered the house was her HUSBAND
There he STOOD unharmed, surrounded by
his attendants, and i9 his riding dress, just
as he had alighted from the horse, and q
tranquil smile upon his lips, as he inquired
watcher the princess was in her apart.
ment'
You here!' she shrieked, running up
to him, "I have not killed you, then =
Oh thank Heaven, have not killed you'll"
and she fell gasping at his feet.
Tho princess" calculated her hus-
band, bewildered at the sight of her dis.
guise; and her violent emotion, and rails.
ing her from the ground, "What means
this frenzy, and why are you so strangely
disguised q
Bu! she answered him not. With her
distended eyes widely fixed upon him,
she passed her hands repeatedly over his
bosom, and muttered to herself" No
poiguard, no wound and yet struck
him there, and felt his hot blood gush
forth upon my hand. "And see," she
continued shuddering," there it Isl" and
holding up her hand as she spoke, the
crimson drops that stained it, attested the
truth of some fearful deed being connect.
ed with her mysterious self.accusation.
Helen, dearest love" said the Boyard,
in soothing accents. Something has
terrified you, but you are safe now-1 am
here to protect you. Tell me what is the
meaning of this agitation what is the
meaning of this blood2"
You, Anastatia !--the sycamore
grove" she uttered, in broken cries" -
" Were you not there9 now--just now,
to meet her z"
The prince shock his head in silent con.
sternation.
Whom have / murdered; then 2" burst
from the lips of the unhappy woman, with
u thrilling shrek; ard starting from her
husbands support, she fled; with the
speed of maniac, toward the fatal spot
from which she had recently returned.
The prince and his attendants followed
- some of them bearing lighted torch