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soott,s Personal Inluenoe.


It is cant saying Of the Wings that
Gen. Scott cxcrtod his personal influence to
the utmost to secure the passage Of the com
promise"
Then. if he did, he is a very weak man.
For but h,ec Northern men voted for the fl-
gitive slave law, If his utmost innu-
oncc could only get three whig votes for the
compromise, his utmost influence is very
contemptible This great Gen. Scott, 80 ON
nipotcnt in his influence with the whig party,
was only able when exerting that influence
to the utmost" to induce three wings to
vote for the fugitive slave law ~ AHf II
happeas niat these 1lyee 1Chigs acere deci-
de,liy anil bitterly hosiiie 10 his n0nlina-
tim for dte Presidency,
Isn't this a very strange business Strange
that ScOtt's utmost influence could only pre-
vail on three Northern wings 70 vote for the
fugitive slave law Strange that these three
wings opposed his nomination Strange that
his only friends before his nomination we're
the enemies Of that law! Strange that the
friends Of the compromise should oppose the
man who had exerted his utmost influence"
to secure its passage Strange that the enc
mics Of the compromise should be the only
men in favor Of Scott, who had shown such
fi7emlslip for the compromise. Strange,
the whole story and argument. and strange,
passing strange, the whole conduct Of whig-
gerry in this matter.
o. for light showing where, when, and
how Gen. Scott ever puJliely expressed any
appreciation Of the fugitive slave law.
o. for light to show Us that, in his letter
accepting the whig nomination, he meant any
thing else, when talking about not discrimi-
mating among wings in electing public off,
GERS than that he would restore 70 Office those
anti-fugitive slave law wings who had been
removed BY Mr.. Fillmore for obstructing the
operation Of that law
Strange things make up a whig argument
these days. North, Gen. Scott is the favor
ite and especial candidate Of Seward, Gree
ley, and their abolition gang. South, he is
held up as the man whose utmost influence"
was exerted against these pet friends Of his.
o. for light upon the motives Of both =
Nashville american.
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FANNY FERN.

Fashions OF OLDEN TmEs-One who
saw John Hancock in. 1852, relates he had
the appearance Of advanced age. lie had
been repeatedly and severely afflicted with the
gout probably owing in part to the custom
of drinking punch-a common practice in
high circles, in those days. AS recOllected at
this time Gov. Hancock was nearly six ieetin
height, and Of thin person, STOPPING little,
and apparently enfcebled by disease. His
manners we're very gracious Of the old style
Of dignifed conplaisauce. Ills face had been
very handsome. Dress was adapted quite as
much to the ornamental as useful Gentlemen
wore wigs when abroad, and commonly caps
when at home. At this time, about noon,
Hancock was dressed in red velvet cap,
within which, was one Of fine linen The
latter was turned up over the edge Of the
velvet one, two or three inches. lie wore a
blue damask gown lined with silk, white
stock. white satin embroidered waistcoat,
black satin small clothes, white silk stockings,
and red morocco slippers. 1t was general
practice in genteel families. to have tankard
Of punch made in the morning and placed in
cooler when the season required it. At this
visit. Hancock took from the cooler standing
on the hearth, and drank first himself, and
then offered it to those present His equip
pare was splendid, and such as is not custom
ary at this day. His apparel was sumptuOusly
embroidered with gold and silver lace, and
other decorations fashionable among men OF
fortune Of that period; and he rodo, espe-
cially upon public occasions with SIX beautiful
bav horses, attended by servants in livery.
He wore scarlet coat, with rufaes on his
sleeves. which soon became the prevailing
fashion; and it is related Of DIR. Nathan
Jacques, the famous pedestrian Of West New
bury, that he paced all the way to Boston, IN
one day, to procure cloth for a coat Ike that
Of John Hancock, and returned with it under
his arm, on foot
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% The Scottites hope to relieve Cen Scott
Of the odium Of natiyeisrn, BY publishing that
Peter Skin Smith and Lewis q. Levin win
not support him. These men arc prominent
natives. and if they don't support Scott, he
cannot be Of the true faith.
This is whig logic, and will prove anything.
Some Of the leading wings Of the United
States will not support Scott; therefore Scott
Is not a whig. The truth is. Scott is worse
than the Dutchman's COW. Ho expected to
find the uncertain beast on both sides Of the
creek but Scott is 10 be found on both sides
Of all the creeks. Only eight years ago he
claimed the paternity Of nativcism but like
an unnatural father, he deserted his offspring
when It began to be infrm and sickly. No
wonder prominent natives now distrust him
lie is equally unfortunate with our citizens Of
foreign birth. They remember how ready ho
was to join the prosecuting crusade against
them when he thought it would pay. So the
wings are in fair way to lose natives and
ani-natives. Scott has lodged about, being
all things 10 all men, and is likely to lose all
instead Of gaining some.
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Number 8.

n They have insinuated Or charged Cen
eral Pierce with o0lrardiee, with tying'
with hypocrisy, and with GLotitioHisai.--
Yc0man
Their insinuating or charging these things
upon Gen. Pierce wouldn't have made much
difference, perhaps, if they hadn't prored the
said insinuations or chargos.-L0n. JoHr.
SO You have proved Pierce coward, a liar,
a hypocrite, anil an abolitionit. After this
foul language, It would Be in order to read a
homily on the wickedness Of ofabusing Gen.
Scott and we may look for an exploit Of
that sort to morrow We must admit that the
whig press had got TO the lowest depth ofruf
fanisn, in this canvass There never was
a democratic candidate started for the presi-
idency, who was not charged and proved by
"coarenicnt testimony" 70 Be amongst tho
lowest and basest Of mankind.
The world must come to one Of two conclu-
sions; either this country is debased to tho
lowest depth Of infamy in putting forward and
supporting such men. or the whig press is ut
terly unscrupulous and abandoned
The editor does we'll to admit that their in
situations and charges make no difference
without proof Their charges hare no weight.
and their witnesses are as far below par as
themselves.
This paragraph is just about as low as it is
possible to Get. An editor may well con-
clude after such paragraph, that his insinu-
ations and charges wouldn't make much diie-
Louisville Democrat
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AWFUL TRAGEDY.-Two brothers, named
Hiram and Warren Fnncisco. following the
occupation Of clock peddling, agreed to meet
at a public house in the vicinity Of Browns.
town, on Friday last. One Of the brothers
reached the tavern about 0 o'clock, and in
quired if his brother had arrived, and was In
formed by the landlord that he had not. At
ter eating his supper called for a light and
asked to be shown to bed. Francisco follow
cd the landlord into a dark room, and un-
dressed himself and retired to rest. The bed
seemed to be wet. and having some matches
about him, he struck light.-Upon examin-
ing the bed he found that it was wet with
blood Discovering a candle on the table
near by, he lit it, aud looking under the bed
he saw the body Of his brother, with his
throat cut from car to ear, and perfectly life
less Fastening the door Immediately, he
proceeded 10 load a revolver which he had
but before he could do 50, there was an effort
made by several men 10 enter his room. Pre-
tending not to be alarmed, be asked them to
wait until he dressed himself AS soon as he
had finished loading his pistol. he opened the
door, and the landlord and two other men
rushed on him, when he fred two barrels o.
his pistol, Immediately killing the landlord
and one Of his accomplices, after which the
other man Ged.-lladis0a (Iad) Ban.
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o. Deacon Josey, in his speech the other
evening got into the igurative, and remarked
with much emphasis and a good deal of ex-
citement, that ",Sc0tt acaS Jorn an Virgin
ny and nurscd on the kaP 9f a negro. !"
This accounts for the Generals strong sympa-
thy for the colored population and his pre-
dilcctions for abolitionism !--Democratic
PkaLLorm.
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TI know that in your hands, gentlemen.
the Independent Republican Press is wea-
pom to defend truth and justice, and not to
offend; It is no screen to hide, no snufers to
oxtinguish the light, but torch lit at the fire
Of Immortality, spark which is glistening in
every mans soul to prove its divine origin !;
torch which you weld lofily and bright to
spread light with it to the mOs lonely regions
of humanity .+K0SSlGth.
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u Iwoporsous were convorsing together.
concerning ono Of their ncighbors named
Brown, the proprietor ofa grocery hard BY.
Says ono ofthem Brown is the mcanest man
that / ever saw was in his store the other
day, when / saw him catch fy on the couu-
ter and examine is feet with magnifyinq
glass to discover ifit bad been eating sugar
out Of ono Of his barrels
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ASnARP WIr-An Indiana paper says.
that during a trial in Lawrenceport. a young
lad who was called as a witness was asked II
be knew what was the obligation Of an oath.
and where he would 60. if be told lie? Ho
sad he supposed "he would 60 where all tho
lawyers went to"
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TThe following good thing is from the
Cincinnati Enquirer:
One OF TIE SPEEcHEs--After the meet
ing had left the ground at Carthage, on
Saturday, and were congogated at the hotels
waiting for their carriages, John s. Buck
ingham, Of Symmes. drove up in his wagon,
held his horses, drew OF his coat, rolled up
his sleeves, and sang out
Feli0lO-CHiSeas: am a friend Of Gen.
Scott and have admired him as i military
man; / would mourn bis loss to the country
as sincerely as any man. Now, Jellol0-
Citiseas, if you're as friendly to this great
General as I am, it is your duty to 60 to tho
polls and vote for Gen. Pierce.
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ANOTHER VIcTIm.-The last jacksonville
Journal says: A youngman named Geo. Brad
bury, was admitted to the Insane Hospital at
this place on last Monday, who, We are inform
ed, is another victim Of the spiritual rappiDg
lslusion. He is from Peoria.
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WALK UP TO THE CAPTAINS OFFIcE.-The
Louisville Times contains the following:
Face he Music .,.'.'-Back yonr Jldg-
mcnts ,.,-A Chance 10 DOuJie gOur No
ncy-A Slim Onc 10 IS trate.-We arc au-
thorized by gentleman to make a bet for
him Of $4,000. that Gen. Pierce will be
elected President Of the United States.
Now, gentlemen Wings, you who have as
much confidence as cash, come up and give an
earnest Of both. You used to bet and brag
with great freality in times past Maybe
you've got pious lately and deem it highly
immoral TO bet If not, come and cover the
above piles, or the country viii take it pro-
cOzfessO that you believe your candidate
stands no more chance to be elected than, to
use an elegant and classic phrase, stump-tail
bull in fy-timc."
p. S. Bets will be graduated TO suit gen.
tlcmen Of moderate means and small conf
dence.
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10 Sugar is the substance most univcr
sally diffused through all the natural products
Let married people take a hint from this
pro vision Of nature.
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D-A boy named Alfred Kelly. Eve years
Of age living near Wilmington. Del, having
borrowed apocket knife from his brother. fell
and stuck the blade into his bosom, and died
IN consequences almost Immediately, the kniSo
having ponetrtcd the heart
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WHERE DO YOU STAND AN exchange
paper says. that the great question now
agitating the public mind is, are you for
buttons or for brains? If for buttons you
vote for Scott; otherwise, you 20 for Pierce let
every man define his position. We must
have no "bobbing or dodging." For our
selves, having a soul above buttons, we 60 for
brains
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Did you ever see a Rogue without
an Excuse?

/
The whig committee arc franling docu-
ments to the North, proving Pierce a pro-
slavery man. not less devoted to southern
rights than John @. Caloun.
This same honest junto are also franking
documents South. showing Pierce an aboli-
ZIONIST and the prince Of anti-slavery agita-
tors.
Well say that genuine disciples Of Machia-
vile, being detected, Pierce has two faces, one
North and one South, and it is fair to exhibit
both to the eoantry.
This excuse is as mendacious as the act to
be excused. The documents sent North. pro-
fesses to finish the record, to exhaust the sub
jcct, and finds neither word nor act to give
aid or comfort to the anti-slavefy men. On
the other hand, the document sent South has
not a word Of the facts and proofs Of the one
sent North, and labors to show that Pierce
has always been an abolitionist and nothing
else. In fact the document South is as vile
libel as ever issued from the depths Of men
dacity. Those who use it know it to be a
libel, an electioncering effort to impose upon
the ill-informed. They are guilty Of an act
Of imposture and charlatanry which ought to
brand them as unworthy Of credit amongst
honest men. If they had their deserts, they
would be representing some community in a
State prison for he who seeks place and
power by fraud and falsehood, is no better
than the felon who gets money upon false
pretences Il is well that both these doca-
ments don't fall into the hands Of the same
men. The thousands North and South who
read one, will never see the other. The an
tagonism Of the two can only be appreciated
by reading both If one is true the other
must be false 1t is true a man might be in
consistent, but any reader will see that one
man cannot be always one way, and always
the opposite way. Indeed the intelligent rea-
der will see upon reading both these docu-
ments, that if the same man is the author Of
BOTH he must be an unscrupulous falsifer
That is a conclusion to which every man Of
sense would come TO- It would be the verdict
Of any intelligent jury.
One pamphlet or the other is libel. The
committee who circulate both know it. In
circulating both, they are impostors and
charlatans, aud should be 50 written down.
The excuse won't do. Il needs an excuse.
It will pass with those only who don't see
these two documents. No one man can be
what the one and the other represent him.
One or the other is a falsehood and a fraud.
They both pretend to exhibit the political
character Of General Pierce on the slavery
question, his entire relation to it. Thus one
character ascribed to him is the antagonist Of
the other, and each pretends to be the whole
Of it, without an intimation Of any thing
else One or the other is, therefor, a bold
unscrupulous imposture, fraud and falsehood.
L9u. Dcm0cldt.
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D People viii knead bread. let the prioo
Of corn be ever 50 high.
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1- "lll take your part. as the dog said
when he robbed the Ont Of her portion Of tho
dinner.
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No Song, no Supper. I"

An Englishman, hailing from Yorkshire,
arriving in this country just after the law
prohibiting smoking in the streets Of Boston
was enacted, coercing its citizens to do. or
not to DO, in public what Mr. Pick voluntarily,
Of his own free viii and consent, resolved to
at all times, namely, to abstain from smoking
Yorkshire was found ono evening, after his
arrival, by the guardians Of the night, in
dulglng in bis pipc-hc undoubtedly having
previously done the same thing by a quart,
more or less, most likely. more Of his favorite
beverage hale, was in no humor to be stopped
in his comforts, and, being saucy, the watch
watchman introduced him to his honor.
Yorkshire, refusing to fork up the inc, was,
in turn, introduced to the inside Of the stone
jug, where he was set at picking wool.
How much do you pay for this p says he.
Nothing"
"I'll do none at that price,"
When the dinner hour came around, he
saw from his cell the man serving out to pris-
oners their rations-he was passing him.
Ha, ha Stop Stop. my lad; give me
some Of that
They who don't work get nothing to cat, ="
was the reply.
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sAD.-To kiss rosy-choeked girl. and find
Jour mouth filed with Venetian red. and she
growing pale on it, is truly an awful thing.
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o. Calomel is said to be an inhllible
remedy for the bite Of mad dog. Cleanse
the wsund as soon as possible with soft water
and CASTLE soap, then apply plaster Of mecu-
rial ointment.
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r. Red paint had better be put on old
houses than on the cheeks Of young lsdies
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ScoTT-Ns TALENT FOR AD MINIsTRATIoN.
The Scott journals have signally failed in
every attempt to establish that Gen. Scott has
either admin strativcor diplomatic faculties
lie is a mere soldier great field Marshall
-an intrepid General-nothing more. Ills
career in Mexico. exec pt on Me field Of battle,
was a budget Of blunders which made him the
jest and ridieule oftbe army andof the enemy.
Everybody remembers his amusing and ab-
suri passages with Mr. Trist and the not only
prcposterous, but silly letters he wrote on the
occasion. lie was hoodwinked and finally
outwitted BY Santa Anna and our whole ar
my knew it, and said 50 at the time. His
much vauntei diplomacy in South Carolina
was regulated BY positive and secret insirue-
tions, and the only thing he achieved there
was not making, for once in his life, fuss,
or displaying his usual pomp and parade, "
or kicking up a row generally and scverally.
The only popularity We can discover is his
apprehension Of the presence Of some officer,
who is nameless, at or too near Charleston, and
his getting him ordered to a remote post
The Florida war he managed 50 badly and
bungingly. as not only to get bahlcd and beaten
BY the Indians, but to cmbitter the WHOLE
WHITE POPULATION, he had been sent to de-
fcnd, against him. And the delegate from
Florida, the late J. NJ White an ultra whig,
was obliged to demand bis removaI-Lon
C0ur.
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TIE ScoTT Picture BooE.-The Irish
american, Of New York thus speaks Of the
features Of this work
The wings have issued a campaign picto-
rial life Of Scott which contains one Of the
vilcst caricatures Of Irishmon which ever
cmanated from the filthy pencil Of its evil
author. In a scene representing certain
returned Irish prisoners, ono man is repre-
sented as kneeling in the most slavish and
abjcct attitude. while the faces Of all are
represented in such hideous deformity, that
humanity has. thank God, nothing to
equal il. For the profile Of one of my coun.
trymen the artist seems to have studied an
ape or baboon That is. certainly, a strange
way Of complimentiing US. making US the
laughin g-stock Of a nation and then asking
US for our votes for such true friends. Save
US from our friends" We may well exclaim.
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&c" KNIcK" tells joke Of a rough fel-
low who had joined church, and while driving
his pastor to funeral, met his clam merchant /;
pulling up, he enquired the price, and order
cd bushcl to be left at his housc-the dealer
in shell-fsh demurred, asking higher price
on account Of the distance, whercupon the
driver whipped up his horses, with the excla-
nation. Go to thunder, what the devil DO
you stop a funeratJor."
A MORAL WELL PoNrED-Thc Buffalo
Republic says that it once heard Of man who
was very angry with his neighbor. but who
had neither power or bravery sufficient to meet
him in fair combat-After long reflection up
on the subject Of what he could do with safety
to his own skin. he hit upon an expcdient
which afforded great satisfaction to his feel
ings he made caricaturc drawing Of his
enemy, with charcoal and sat up all night to
curse it.
The Republic then points its moral in this
wise:
"Thc VIII igs, hating Gen. Pierce. because
they know he will beat their candidate by a
majority Of hundred electoral votes, pro-
cured a very clumsy artist to draw a carica-
ture Of him, representing him as opposing
the conscience clause in the new constitution.
which he labored harder to get inserted than
any other man in New Hampshire and they
are now cursing the ugly image, from day to
day, and from week to week, in all their jour
nails which take their cue from Greeley, from
one end Of the Union to the other. And the
simile holds good as well in the effects pro-
duced as in the device Of the compared par
ties. The wings will do as much towards
preventing the election Of Pierce, BY cursing
this image Of their own manufacture, as their
prototype, whom VIC first introduced did to-
wards annihilatlng his enemy, with charcoal
and malcdictions. by moonlight.
The man who was hurt by burst Of ap-
plausc. is recovering and the individual who
was injured by the accidental discharge of
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The man who was hurt by burst Of ap-
plause. is recovering and the individual who
was injured by the accidental discharge Of
his duty. is still very low
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expenses are at the option OF the tne
and that the sum paid to the Bishop on this occasion
was treated as a gift 10 the Church. and VII! De sp
piled to the reedtcaiion Of the church here kAo WI
as La Cspslis Castrsnse.
Some Mexicans, of party which had gone into
Utah Territory to traffic with the Utans, nave coI-
taInly got back 70 Abquin, and report the cap,uio
and detention. by the Mormons OF some OF sne ~
number The MeIicans have for along time been II
the habit OF making up parties TO visit the inoians
with whom they were not al war, iof purposes VI
trade skins, furs and animals are eveh oy tae an
dams in exchange for goods In cemand a'nn 'non
The Pah-Utahs have sometimes sofa Chuuicr vi
their tribes TO the Nexic ans-shd some Oh rese ao
Utahs are Low held as slaves IN tne teHfso,y'
Whether or not the detention oil the Mexlcshs' VINO
1t is said are now confined at the Salt Lake has been
account OF this kind OF rahc remains 70 DC seen.
The CiboLeros are now coming IN Win the fruits
leans 20 out upon the Marone and Canadian fork OF
the Arkan.as, hunting buffalo. Thisyear some l5OO
went out, with over 200 wagons. they have orousht
back large quantities OF dned buffalo meas-an artl-
Gle which enters largely into the consumption OF
the Mexicans though II has for some three or four
years past Yetailsd as high as fifty cents pound
The buffalo this year, did not descend below me
Csnsdian owing chiefly to the mildness OF the win
ter on the plains. There were some 1000 klowas
and Camanches on the Canadian, who were per-
ftctly friendly to the Mexican hunterk
We have had here what has been In contrast with
the weather in Missouri. & remarkably mild and de-
lishtful winter. Very little snow has fallen, nor has
II e ground been covered during the whole winter
us far over a day The mountains IN she v1clBlty
are nearly all bare OF their usual winter covering.
UGH apprehension is expressed lest the streams
20 indispensable for irrigation and the crops-wlll be
low for want OF supplies at their sources.