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priated by Congress To be expended un.
der the direction OF The Governor and
Legislature in the erection of public
buildings, were no sooner received by
him than he squandered it in payment Of
the debts of the Mormon Church. In
deed, he has sci the Organic law at def
ance by ordering the elections to be held
under The defunct law of the Estate Of
Deserel." The Territory was erected
OH september. 1850. The Secretary
y keep record Of the Executive and
Legislative proceedings, and TO transmit
a copy 10 the President and Congress on
the first Of December, annually. To
prevent an erpose Of The 100000, the
Governor,-who has The fixing of the
lime for the meeting Of the Legislature.
liked it for January. 1852. SO that
Congress would know nothing officially
until December 1852, two years and
three months after the erection Of the
Territory. But when he found that the
officers and Secretary Harris, who had
$4,000 TO pay the Legislature, they
having agreed 10 give their per diem and
mileage 10 the Church.) were going to
leave and take This money along, he as
sembled this motley body on three days
cIandestine notice, who having FILTERED
away four or five days, made out a bin
for daily pay and mileage, and passed a
resolution commanding the Marshall to
demand 1t, and if the Secretary refused
to pay il. to seize and imprison him IN.
til he did pay over the s24 FUNDS
over which they had no moro control
Than over those in the Treasury Il Wash
lneton. MI. Harris firmly refused and
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Fourteen human beings were brought ON the
platform, carried on mems heads. these
sturdy men," says Mr.. Forbes, met the gaze
of their prosecutors with frmness perfectly
astonishing. Not a single sigh was breatheu'
In all my life never saw such GOODNESS so near
death" Messrs Forbes and Becroft whose
feelings were deeply excited, having succeeded
in buying off three of the victims for hundred
dollars EACH declined witnessing the horrid
tragedy that was to follow. The hing INSISTED
on their viewing the place of the sacrlhce'
They looked over the side of the platform.
" Immediately under the royal stand, within
the brake of acacia bushes stood seven or
eight fell ruffans some armed with clubs,
others with scimitars, grinning horribly AS
we approached, the mob yelled fearfully, and
called upon the King to feed them, they were
hungry
The English withdrew to their seats, and as
they did so, "a fearful yell rent the AIR The
victims were held high above the heads of their
bearers. and the naked ruhans thus acknOwl-
edged the munifcenceof their prince Silence
again ruled, and the King made speech,
stating that of his prisoners he gave portion
to his soldiers as his father and grandfather
had done before. These were Attahpahms
Having called their names, the one nearest
was Invested Of his clothes, the foot of the bas-
ket placed on the parapet when the King gave
the upper part an impetus and the victim fell
at once into the pit beneath. A fall of upward
of twelve feet might have stunned him, and be-
fore sense could return the head was cut off
and the body thrown to the mob, who, now
armed with clubs and branches brutally mutt
lated and dragged it to distant pit where it
was left ms food for the beasts and birds of
prey" After the third victim had thus been
sacrificed, the King retired, and the chiefs and
shareholders completed the deed which the
monarch blushed to finish"
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charity-in various other tepid baths-but it's
of no use. am not really aliye-lke the poor
leech have at best but miserable semblance
of existence. The smile is not very pretty
one, certainly: STILL leech is about rs lovely
and loveable as an old maid of forty-six.
The truth is. that cannot be happy on the
happiness of others must have something OF
my own something to love and cherish-to be
loved by cherished by, in return. But that
cannot haye-and whyl Other people do.
Who but | has such a dreary, lone existence !
Why did not God give me, too, the objects of
interest and affection which he has given to
others! am sure deserve it quite as well as
many of them.
Thus far had gone, when sudden flash
and then total darkness recalled my thoughts
The candle had gone out-absorbed in my
musings, had not noticed that it had burned
down to the socket.
So suddenly, thought may my taper of life
90 out! Pray God that the quick extinction
may find me engaged in no such weak and
vain regrets. What have accused my Ma
ker of injustice because hadnot all my restless
heart could ask for Then have been wicked
as well as foolish.
| can be happy ought to bets my own
fault if | am not. It's my own fault IT. by
contrasting my lot with that of Others or
dreaming of what might have BEEN grow dis
satisfied and thankless
Life is not a burden, TO be endured-it is
blessing to be grateful for and to enjoy. In
every life are many CLEANS OF happiness-ln
some more than in others, it is true-but no
existence is unvisited by them l. for instance,
who have been so bitterly repning-how much
have for which to thank my Heavenly Fa-
Their A pleasant homeland friends-abun-
dant means Then have the affection of my
sisters--a gentle, tender affection. though not a
devoted passion-and the gratitude OF the poor
whom have served in some slight degree.
Ought not these things combined with the hope
which God has given me of fuller more per-
feet life to come-ought they not ! say, to rem
der me submissive, and content with what He
/ has appointed for me! They ought, and they
shall
will not indulge myself in this habit of sol
itary musing for | see that it is unwise-dan-
| gerous If | find myself disposed to brood over
! the least pleasant features of my lot | will go
| to the bright Preside of some neighbor and try
to gather thence little cheerfulncss to light up
my own. No more of fruitless musings-of vain
desires-which would always end as they have
| done t0-nlgnG III sdntetnn7y 1tfse' than folly.
Oh God was the burden of my prayer, forgive
what have done and thought amiss this dav,
No. -.>-,., -, NAV 80. ..c- Is
may be reyerent submission to Thy will
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HENRY w. LoNGFELLow, THE POET.

The Dublin University Mogdsine, in review
of Mr.. Longfellow's works, says:
with Hyperion, the public have been for
some time familiar, but it is not generally
known that in this exquisite little story are
Swallowed forth the leading incidents of the
poets life and that he himself is the hero of
his own romance We shall give the facts
as they have come to our knowledge and we
are assured they will not fail to interest our
readers
about the year 1884, Longfellow, being
engaged in making the tour of Europe, select
ed Heidelberg for a permanent winter resi-
dence. There his wife was attacked with an
Illness which ultimately proved fatal. 1t so
happened that some time afterwards, there
came to the same romantic place young lady
of considerable personal attractions The poets
heart was touched-he became attached to
her; but the beauty of sixteen did not sympa-
thize with the poet of thirty-six; and LOngfel-
low returned to America, having lost his heart
as well as his wife. The young lady, also an
American. returned home shortly afterwards
Their residences it turned out were cOntigu-
GUS and the poet ayailed himself Of the Oppor-
tunity Of prosecuting his addresses, which he
did for considerable time with no better sue
cess than at first Thus foied, he set himself
down, and instead, like Petrarch, Of laying
siege to the heart of his mistress through the
medium of sonnets, he resolved to write whole
book-a book which would achieve the double
object of gaining her affections, and of estab-
fishing his own fame. Hyperion was the re-
suit His labor and his constancy were not
thrown away-they met their due reward The
lady gave him her hand as well as her heart
and they now reside together at Cambridge in
the same house which Washington made his
headquarters when he was first appointed to the
| command Of the American armies. These in.
teresting facts were communicated to us by a
very intelligent American gentleman whom we
had the Measure of meeting in the same place
which was the scene 'of>the poets early disap-
| pointment and sorrows
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WASHINGTON, ID. G.
Tor the National Era.
NO HIGHER LAW.
BY THE WORKSHOP BARD.

Lin up myself o God of truth and right;
The poor the helpless, have been made prey.
The spoilcr smtoth with tho rod of might
Dark Gcudike doeds are done before the light
OF open day.
The law Of God thrust down, despscd, proianed,
And in the honorcd place where Justice stood,
A code foul and dark as ever stained
The throne on which an Austrian tyrant rcignod
Is traced in blood.
Beneath our countrys flag, before the sun.
Fellcd by a stroke dealt from a ruiian hand
Lay stretched and bleeding the poor frondless one
The magistrate ordans the fottcrs on,
And clasps the band.
0 from that slippery deck where the warm blood
OF outraged innocence hath left its stain,
Hath gone a cry up to the Living God.
Tremble, We guilty for his lflcd rod
Smitos not in vain
o. what record from that judgment hall
To which the stricken one was borne away
His hfe-blood oozing out against the wall,
Dumb and unconscious to their knocking call,
The poor man lay.
Are these the safeguards which our fathers set,
To shield the liberty and rights of man,
Beside their graves 80 soon do we forget
The CORY fields with slaughter rcdly wet,
BY freedoms van
Arc such the bonds which bind our States in one
Must human blood cement the sacred soal'
Must our free hands put slaycrys fcttcrs on.
And yield the rights our honored fathers won
Say, shall we kncel
Down let the guilty shrine Of Moloch sink,
And hide the place where her grim altar stood
Strike Of from soul and limb the letters link
Nor doom the shuddcring Earth again to drink
Our brothers blood
Ucd Tyon Scgismbcr 3. 1851.
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FULTON AND CHANCELLOR LIVING
STON

The following interesting incident which
occurred in the early history of contemplated
steam navigation, has been communicated to us
by an old knickerbocker, whose memory of past
events is fresh in his recollection. 1t brings to
mind the names of two great men, one genius
to whom the world is deeply indebted and the
other name which New Workers. at least, will
ever remember with pride. They are the names
OF Robert Fulton and Chancellor Livingston.
After Fulton was fully convinced that
steam engine could be constructed so as to cna-
bic him to prove the fact to the world, and not
being able to satisfy any American capitalist
of the feasibility of his discovery, he went to
Europe to see il he could not meet with more
encouragement among her capitalists He
wished to test his discovery upon a comprchen-
siye scale But he returned unsuccessful, bay-
ing met only the derision usually applied to
utopians and monomaniacs. On his return to
this city, he accidentally met in Broadway,
near Rector street, Chancellor Livingston, who
accosted him thus
"Well, Fulton, you have been to England
and France, and rs | am informed, you have
been unsuccessful DO you still hold the opin-
ion that vessels can be propelled by steam 2"
II do" said Fulton
swell, then" said Livingston, how much
do you want for the experiment."
81 want" said Fulton fifty thousand -
lars! y
The reply of Livingston was one that justly
entities him to the lasting admiration Of pos
terity.
"Call at my Office" said he tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock, and receive my check
for the amount
Fulton did call, and he did get that check
This enabled him 10 build one or two boats
and the reality Of his discovery was proved TO
the world. This crazy man suddenly became
an astonishing genius. A boat was built call
ed the Chancellor Livingston, which ran be-
tween this city and Albany. The Hudson river
should always have on its waters boat called
the Chancellor Livingston. A man who had In
telligence enough to distinguish true genius
from visionary enthusiasm, and liberalty and
patriotism sufficient to supply the means to
enable that genius TO show itself, and confer
upon posterity untold benefits, should never be
forgotten.
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THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON D. c, OCTOBER %, 1857

If poor John Fitch, who predicted, many
years before Fulton, that rivers would Yet be
navigated by steam, and whose superior saga
city was met only by derison and contempt
had Chancellor Livingston as friend, the
steam engine would have been twenty-five
years older than it now is. But poor Fitch
died in obscurity and was buried on the bank
of one of the Western rivers, where. night and
day. stately steamboats, pass his silent grave.
Nep York Dispatch.
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WATSON RENw,ck, wAsnlNGroN, D. C.,

"A GENTS for procuring Patents in the JE,icd State
IA AMI foreign countries.
They prepare Specifications and Drawings nven.
lions aud transact ali business with their
fession.
They will revise and attend TO the reconsideration
applications which have been reject by the
Of Patents either Of Adjective and
drawing, or the presentation Of an improper claim.
Persons residing st distance may procure all
may have their applications for patents proper
and may obtain patents without incurpg the expense
personal attendance at Washington by writing to the sub.
scribers.
Modelscan be ssfely sent to Us by the Expresses.
Rough sketches and desert ptons be sent by mall
Letters mast be post paid
Omeeon street opposite the rstentO Once.
r. H. WATSON.
July 49, X. n. RkHWICk.
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VOL. V.

he retires again TO his repose, and three or four
boys that look as though they might be broth.
ers to those already described, 40 much ara
they dressed alike, enter and draw around Tho
table with the others and the schoolmaster
These are from neighboring farm sons of n
widow, who have till now been 80 much engo-
ged with the labors of the farm thew have
been unable to attend the school in the dav
time, but are determined to lose none of the
evening opportunities to keep along with their
class. These VIII make honest, intelligent indus
trious farmers The old folks welcome them
heartily, and the young ones are all reioiced AZ
their arrival. The old lady inquiries why in
the world their mother did not come along: and
Mary, the kind-hearted Mary, is sorry to hear
that it is because Sarah is not 50 well, and
mother is very busy getting their new clothes
done so they can go to school as soon as thew
finish picking apples.
John, says she, let us hurry and get
through our stent and we will go over to the
widows and while help her with her sewing
you shall read for the amusement of poor Sarah
for an hour or twO'
If that is the case says father laying down
his axe handle, "my good children you shall 20
now | will finish your work"
"And Mary, my dear girl don't go empty
handed says mother you know from expert.
ence how sweet little delicaces brought by
friendly hands to the side of sick bed are to the
poor invalid. Kitty, my dear if you have done
your dishes you must get your cards and make
a few rolls, for am quite out of gray yarn,
and we must have some more stockings in DIE
work. Old man, don't cut that pumpkin too
thick. Ada, daughter, get a plate OF doughnuts
and some OF those nice fall pippins, and set on
the table; guess these boys can eat few while
they are cipherng; do wonder if YOU have
got light enough. Sol, get another candle am
sure s such industrious boys ought to have all
the light they want"-Agricutturia.
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For Boots, Shoes, Harness, CrriGge Tops Sc.
THIS BLACKiSG il not designed to produce polish,
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The PINE AND CEDAR FORESTS OF CALI
FoRNIA-Of all the wonders have ever seen
in the vegetable kingdom nothing will bear CON-
parison with the magnificent and lofty growth
of cedars and pines which embellish the hills
and mountains that lead to and make up the
Sierra Nevada range. The magnifcence and
grandeur of scenes in which these trees abound
cannot be imagined by any man who has not
seen them, and felt the awe and sublimity to
which they give rise. have counted in cir
Gle of fifty feet in diameter, thirteen pine trees,
not one of which was less than three feet in
Diameter not less than .two-hundred and fifty
feet dn height nor was any Of them marked
by the slightest curve or inclination. They
IT, tA<a .,;-,;ts,Ae tap9 ipfssr n
nature. uninhuenced by sweeping storms and
winds unbent and undecayed by centurian
age Not limb nor n knot can be found
upon their bodies until you reach an altitude
of from one hundred to two hundred feet.
beyond which they continue to grow until their
towering majesty oyerawes all surrounding OBJ
iects, and affords fit refuge for the noble bird
which adorns the banner of the country No
man can travel through these scenes without
feeling that the grandeur of Omnipotence itself
is teaching him his finite and insignificant pow
ers. Such was the moral influence of these
leviathan growths of cedars and pines upon my
mind, | would not have dared given entertain
ment to fugitive thought against the suprem-
acy wisdom, and power of jehovah Such are
the pine and cedar forests of California And
when you reflect that they cover an area of
hundreds if not thousands of square miles, you
are prepared to admit the Importance of this
claim, which we would urge upon the consd-
GRAFTON of our friends Toronto Giohe.A
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LION eC14rfIING IN SOUTH AFRfcx.-Mr.
Lemue who Formerly resided at Motto, and Is
familiar with the killiharri country, assured
me that the remarkable accounts sometimes
circulated as to the people of that part of Africa
catching hons by the tail, and of which con-
fess, was very incredulous, were perfectly true.
He well knows that the method prevailed, and
was certainly not uncommon among the people.
Lions would sometimes become EXTREMITY dan
gerous Having become accustomed to human
flesh, they would not willingly eat anything
else. When neighborhood became infested,
thenen would determine on the measures to
bRsAdopted to rid themselves of the nuisance;
tE0h, Forming themselves into band, they
would proceed in search of their royal foe, and
beard the lion in his lair, Standing close by
one another the lion would make his spring ON
some one of the party-every man, OF course,
hoping he might escape the attack-when
instantly others would dash forward and seize
his tail, lifting it up close to the body with all
their might; thus not only astonishing the
animal, and absolutely taking him of his guard,
our Union Also works of nature and of rude
or skilful workmanship, from Mexico Oregon,
the Fee-Jee Islands, China, India, and several
islands of the Mediterranean, Greece, Italy,
and various other nations and places upon the
earth
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PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON, AND RALTI-
MORE RAILROAD.
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT
Three Fast Lines to Philadelphia, Daily, teHcept
Sundavaa


ON and after Monday ID December the mail and passen
" ger trains to Phadelphis will be follows, VIZ;
Morning Mail Train, stopping at way stations, viii leave
the Company's Nesc Depot President street AZ o'clock
daily texcept Sundaysy through In hve and hsh hoar
To this train second class viii be attached the fae
which will be two dollars and the ticket for which mn pe
the once before starting can be SOLD IN
the car
Night Mail Train stopping at all the regular stations on
the ROAD will leave the President street Depot svery s
at 8 o'clpck-being the only line sundays
Returning the trains viii leave Philadelphia, respective
ly, ct half past 8 A. M. and 10 p. M.
Tickets for the above lines must be proeurss
At the once Baggage by the above lines 10 ~ is
risk and passengers expressly prohibited taking ~
thing baggage but wearing apparel fifty ?: "a.
ed easb passenger. .I..i j. u. hhn'.',
Baltimore, April 10. Aefne ns--
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.susACruRER u Lard OIL, Star aud Adamantns
NJ sssS,,s rs Water street, between Main and Walnut
4 Can paid for Nos AMI lard, grease muttan and
- s. ~ May i5-u
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THOMAS EMERY,

HENRY II. PAXTON
90 C.unssIIor ~ Law, and Solicitor In
A TTOkrsi s a. Esvvssnu sonntv, Ohio Liant
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plant flowers upon my grave-no eye weep that
| have gone forever Not one.
And yet questioned myself, is it not better
80 Better to pass off quietly into oblivion,
leaving no trace behind us Is it not selfish to
wish that we may be n canse OF pain and sorrow
to the hearts that we love bestl Yes it as
seliish-but it is also natural.
That is no excuse Mrs x would here
remark; grace ought to he strong enough to
conquer nature" Dear Mrs. K, have
great respect for your Judgment great rever-
ence for your opinions--but forgive me if | can
not quite give in my adherence to this sentiment
of yours Was there no grief of wounded feeling
in the reproachtul look which the Master turned
on Peter, who denied him
snuiied the candle, and resumed my musings.
II is partly my own fault | said partly the
fault of circumstances that am thus alone,
Certainly it is not because never had chance
of being otherwise ! was young and pretty
once and in those days had my offers as well
as other people. And there was one-but he
is gone long years ago Oh there are no such
men nowadays
But suppose thathe had liycd-that the secret,
unacknowledged tenderness which we cherished
had been understood, ayowed How would it
have been then
l can picture 10 myself our SUMMIT days oi
courtship-the dark eyes looking into mine with
happy iondness, the hand in which my own is
warmly clasped.
A year passes on, and it il our wedding-day.
We stand side by side in that old paror, con-
secrated both by sweet and mourntul memories.
Tie gazes ON me with such earnest affection that
blush and trcmble when meet his eye.
we are married with pure, confding love,
with humble trust in that Power stronger than
we, ana able to sustain us we speak the solemn
vows which bind us together for all our future
NE Friends crowdaround us-kisses are show
cred ON the bride, and congratulations ON the
bridegroom Then comes the exchange of the
white dress and flowing veil for palmer, soberer
attire. We are whirled away in travelling
carriage-when the honeymoon is over we
come back and settle down quietly in our home
Weare happy, for We have youth and health