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Massachusetts Politics.
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FREE SOIL AND DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS FOR
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
Bo,ToS Oct. IL, 1852
The free. soiers Of the Eighth district mot to-day and
unanimously nominated the Hoa Henry Wilson, late
President Of the State Senate for Congress and j. W.
Graves, of Lowell for Presidential Elector. Mr. Wilson
requested to stump the district and sgnihed his In
tention of doing Ho has recently returned from
electionsering tour at the West.
The national democrats Of the Sixth district met at Ips
wich to-day nominate sndidate tor Copgress-Mr.
Hood Of Lynn who nominated at the regular demo-
cratic oonyepon, being Objectionable account Of his
opposition TO the fugitive slave law An address
adopted which declares that the union and soil par
ties cannot exist together Resolutions passed ap
proving Of the Baltimore platform and the conpromiss
measures and declaring that democrats they will
sst In all honorable ways any pty that ondeavors to
remedy the evils Of the -epubiic by rendng asundsr
At the time messenger len Ipswich (by the last
train this evening" nomination for Congress had been
made, but 1t generally beloved that n j. Lord Esq
lawyer Of Salem who aided District Attorney Lunt IN
conducting the trial Of the of the ugve slave
shadrsch, would be the successful nominee.
In the second district the free soiers have nomi
mated G.. II. WestoD for Congress.
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l2-Fira Board-e6oo PennsYixxa-
MIA S. 96 600 do, 96 1000 Beaver meadow
50 2s LOO d. SIR; s ,"D ~
y.ns ksrcad. IN DO e e 90 a DO Ss s. sswD. n E
~ a. Union .snsI m oT "a ~ ,o So IS i5 Lehsh NA.i-
CATION s i ssSsyi Ssvs.s,osn n frsfssrssS Ssc ss g. &
f S aa d. Ss @ ~ 81 ESQ so %, % s,sS @ 20 LGss
Island Railroad rn.sres 96 1000 Reading Rail-
road S. 70 100 sesuysliM II SsysaS s. @ Icns Island
nsa,rn and Ins 100 DO Second Besss % -, So rs..-
sylyanis 2 S Ssi s05 sch,,yikill Navigation, Ga "a
son hsarpsbl blsb ss b. Harrisburg Railroad Swn D
so,i AV o, 10 schuyikiii Navigation Prsferred NK ~
90, y,snk IL; $40 de- "a, ID After Board-oVU Penn
sviyania So ss 9 1000 Camden and Amboy kn,rosd -
@ 70 a., 100 do IS. i3ss 100 40, b. l5 ~ Sohuyikiu
Naylgsslon, 27h. hSket duh
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The Telegraph Law OF Maine.

The Telegraph Law OF Maine.
AN ACT FOR IMPOSING FURTHER OBLIGATIONS An1Df
PENALTIES ON OWNERS OF TELEGEAPH LINES AM
THEIR AGENTS.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Represenha
tives in legislature assembled ~ follows -
Section l. Every person or company owning or usng
any line Of telegraph In this State any part Of which
may be therein In Of any made in the trani
sion writing out of any despatch upon their lines by
their operators agents. affecting Its value to the party
interested therein shall be liable for the whole amounk
paid for Its transmission to its place Of destination beh
In and out Of this State.
Section 2. Whenever any despatch is improperly q
unnecessarily delayed either In ts Transmission de-
livery, within the usual delivery limits OF the several
Offices within this State that said despatch Is rendessA
company whose operator Is In fault shall refund u
whole amount paid on such despatch.
Section B. The operator agent of any person or
pany owning any line OF telegraph in this State, wis
shall designedy lsify any despatch for any purpose
whatever ehall be liable Ia damages in Of not 1R
than twenty, than hundred dollars for sa
and every such offence to be In action a
debt in any court Of eompeent ursdction and In
Of the avoidance inability OF such operator agent
pay judgment recovered against him for such
laid person company shall be liable In damages, =
aforet aid Judgment had been recovered aine
the operator agent provided that In all other
the liability Of the person company owning teA-
graph line sha be limited provided in the foregong
sections Of this act.
Section 4. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
exonerate any operator, agent clerk other oHicse
employed any telegraph line in this State fron
liability for any act offraud committed by Of tcls
graphic communication.
Approved March 30, 1859
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ny MoRsEs LINE OFFICE pAgrMgvT 2Ik WALL STREET.
TUESDAY, October IL, 1852
BUFFALO, 10 M.-Dark, cloudy cold and stormy morn
ing. Wind strong from the northeast. Thermometer
06. Barometer 90 a.
RocHxsrEs, 10 MA beautiful morning. Sun shining
brightly. Wind wcet. Thermometer 90.
AUBURN, 10 M.-Cioudy morning Wind south. Their
mcmeter GO. Cool and pleasant.
SYRACUSE, 10 m-Pieasant morning but rather cloudy.
Strong westerly wind. Thermometer eT.
Urea, 10 Cool but pleasant morning. Wind east.
Thermometer g.
ALBANY, IONA oear besutteal morning. wind
ou,h Thermometer 6I Bsrometer 10000. Mercury O.,
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From the Soutll.

RAvAGEs OF THE CHAGREs FBvER-MssIssIPPI
LEGISLATURE.
BALrIMoRE, Oct. IL, 1862.
The brig Fashion recently arrived New Orleans from
sen JUAN in SO days passage. All Of her crew, ana
two passengers-T X Hardcastle and H. Judsondied Of
Chagres fever.
The Mssippi Lesielature met at jackson on the 9Th
inst The question OF the election Of United States
senator II was thought would not be brought up until
the regular meeting Of the Legislature.
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New York Pslitics.

DEMOCHAT1C NOMINATION IN TIE THIRTEENTH
DISTRICT.
ALBANY, October Ia, 1852
The Rensselaer, County Democratic Convention unani-
mously re.nominated the Hon David L. Seymour for
Copg.ess Strong resolutions endorsing the National
and State platforms introduced by the Hon. John
@. Mathews.
THE NOMINATION OF JOSHUA A. SPENCER.
Urea, Oct. IL, 1852
circular has just been ssued declaring that the Hon.
joshua Spencer deprecates any proceedings that have
been taken TO bring his forward independent
candidate for Congress He thinks the result Of such
would only be to elect the democratic candidate
and, as wbig no should sincerely regret such con
summation
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Naval InfaIllUence.

CHARLEsTowNINAvY YARA.-Snce the visit of Secretsxy
Kennedy naval stations ord have been rsosv
ed to MT out the batteship of the line Vermont ~
mediaey II il understood that this ship IL to be put In
readiness for be in Of emergency like
the recent trouble on the fishery question The Vermont
has been rooted and moored off the eastern ship
house resembling huge ark OF safety, rather than
instrument Of DEATH The roof has been removed, and
to-day she will be hauled under the shears to receive
her masts She will be ready to receive her officers by
about April. Tbs propeller John Hancock Is to be
larged Ten feet Of her bows Ia TO be cut off, and
and proportonate constructed She is to be cut in
two in the middle and thirty feet 10 TO built In making
her that much longer, her width to be regulated
cordipgy The cost Of enlargnR and modelling the Had
cock will be nearly quite equal to the amount
qured to construct vessel The ships Albany sn4
Decatur undergoing repairs under orders. and
both to be put In readiness for possible
The Albany is ready and all OF her officers have
been ordered and most Of them have reported for duty
Boston Post.
The u g. steamer Corwin Lieut., Craven Commanding.
put into Charleston 5th inst for coal and provsoas
The following gentlemen compose her list OF officers
4 A. M. Craven. Lieut.. Commanding D. ". Wescotk,
A. N Smith, Acting Master N. B. Smith,
Passed Midhpman T. 9. Eaton, do. do j. 3. DUNCAN,
Assistant Surgeon ". O. Dade I'd Assistant Engineer
J. 9. Hull Sd do do III. Haines, 4th do. do. j. Par
quhar, Craftsman.
The term OF service OF Commodore Ballard as conr-
mander OF the washngtoulusvy yard, having expired,
he has been ordered by the department to the command
Of the Baltimore naval station.
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Shipping IntcIllgcnce.

Arrived from New Yorksept I6 sp Panchita at Malta
25h Elbc Hamburg 2Sth, Richard Morse At Deal ira
ports having experienced Is days eastery wnds); Both,
Manhattan, at Liverpool.
Arrived from Mobile--sept %, volantc, at Bristol
Arrived from New 0rleansSept 22 Phrnix, At Stock
holm.
Sailed for New York-Sept 10, Croton, from - eth,
Gertrude Texel 29th Alert from Gravesend; Aer
Union, Speed, and Rochambeau, from Liverpool.
Sailed for Booton-Sept 81 Archimedes, and Anna Doro
thea Cronstada.
Sailed for Baitimoresept 25 Finland Bassil Hclvost
Sailed for Philadephiaseps 20 City Of Manchester from
Liverpool.
and Wright for NOrleans Jenny Lind for Boston,
Albert Gallatn, and Constellation for NYork
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P.ssengers by the America.

Mr. and Mrs Wills, Mr. ana Mrs Alkcns, MT ana mrs
and four Misses Lowell and servant Mr. and Mrs Chayte
20 children and servant, Mr. and Mrs Holt, Mr. and Mrs
Doyle and five children, Mr. and Mrs Cyder Mr. and Mrs
Cacctt Mr. and Mrs Dourse; Mrs Smith Mrs Cream Mrs
Cuth bert Mrs Cochrane and two children Mrs Chrsty
Mrs Bayock Mrs Ruthven Mrs Richards, Mrs Kelly Mrs
Mole, Messrs ats Kupper Waterston Rev Mr. Waters
shay, Wallack Ovens, Haadosk Woodbury. Farrell Me,
servant Messrs waiter Schwartz Graves, MoAndrews,
Haul, Luccrno, Higgins Laird, Agbray Caaghan Mcin-
rckson, Mckay Manhattan Law Rodding. Mckay, Wrie.
Kelrew Payne Norton Fitzgbbon, Petgrew, and Perse
Mr. and Mrs Ward.
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Great Fire at Cleveland, Ohio.

TWENTY. FIVE BUILDINGS c0NsUMED-LOss or LIZ.
PITrsBuRG, October IL. l6e9
most disastrous FIRE occurred at Cleveland about tvo
o'clock this morning 1t originated In the cothing scs
Of Borges No. Superior street. burning TO thu
of Union street. including in It's ravages Grshass
shoe store Isaacs clothing store and smaller scss
It then spread down Union street. destroying both sa
and west sides including Davis Frankiins buidiness
thence, by the Of the Mansion House, It. consuns8
all the buildings the west side Of Water street. -
tween the Mansion House and Franklin buildings.
The principal sufferers Water street are Messrs Ovs
rocket, proprietor of the Mansion House, Hayes Uoau
and Sheppard cabinet maker About twenty five buld-
ngs destroyed, the insurance whicF amsunts2
to about one third Of their value. The goods ps
TALLY insured
One was killed, and several were injured BY ~
falling walls
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Destructive Fire at Boston.

Boston, October IL, l6e&
Gre occurred at halfpast eleven O'Clock to-nighe ia
the store No 1870 Purchase street, occupied BY Wlia8
H. Davis, dealer in preserved meats and pickles xAa
damage to the property estimated at $4,000 Insure1
in State street The building Is owned BY Moses WE
liams. The adjoining store occupied by French, Wsae
g. Co., crockery merchants, was also much injured.
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Markets.

Albany, October II, 1859.
Received, 5000 bbls -four 10000 bushels corn, ,ooe
bushels barley, 5000 do oats $500 do wheat Flour
dull Wheat-Saes Of 600 bushels Gencsee from stsl
at 81 O7h Oats firm, at 45Hc ssles 006 bushslsI
Corn--du Barley-very active; sales 39000 bushsia,
at zoe for inferior four owed Tic, for ordinary two
rowed and rs 7Sc for ordinary to primo four rroweA
Rye1oOOO bushels sold part private TERMS and psx
M Q1c
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90

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, October 2, 1852
The cotton market is active with large business do
Ing The advices per the America arrived on Sunday
the 26th caused active demand at partial advance
of neeighth per pound the prices of Friday Gath
On Wednesday morning the market opened quiet; bu
after the receipt Of the Artics sdvces 1t became sl
more animated transactions being large, Of which specu
ators took considerable share much Of 1t Egyptian and
Peruvian. The market closed ON Friday the LIST, firm
with On upward tendency. The demand chiefly for
qualities from low mddng to good mddling Orleans and
Mobile with staple and these now getting into few
hands. The inferior and better grades, particularly
boweds are comparatively neglected. but participate In
the improvement The sales Of the week 90 $50 bales
including 64,62o American, Of which 1880 were ON
speculation, and 4o3O for export. The leading houses
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Financial and Commercial Affairs.
LONDON MONEY MARKET.

LONDON, October 1, 1852
The money market Is quiet but steady. Consols have
fuctuated only oneeghth during the week. they close
1907 for money and account The bullion in the bank
to Ell sly2e5 Boston Water scrip is In the
market, to the extent Of $1,000 oo0 but is not yet
quoted.
AMERICAN SECURITIES.
Messrs. Bell Co. report rather more business espe.
cly in United States bonds of 1s6sbut the chsnge
prices slight Messrs Barring Brothers quote United
States bonds Of 1868 at LOT los OK dividend.
Maryland Aves. ............................9 OF 98
Pennsylvema nves.. W 6IR
virginia flxeS. lVO
With very moderate transactions.
PARIS BouRsE AZ per cents, flO4,25; per cents,
1850.
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n schooner In Distress.

New York Schooner In Distress.
NoRFoLK, Oct. IL, 1852.
The schooner Victoria, from New York Tor Nansemond
has put into this port eaky She also lost some on ner
sails and sprung her foremast.
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FIREMENa RIOT-wHIG BARBECUE-THE BANK6.
FROM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, Oct IL 16to-
fire riot took place last night in the First ward, -
front Of Corcoran and Riggss bank between ars o-
panics Sixteen gun and pistol shots fred. vAs
police driven OF the field.
whig barbecue takes place in Alexandria county.
Va, tomorrow week. On the Saturday following, ~
came will be held at Bladensburg, Md
The Washington bankers published . card dscounbs-
nanciDg individual notes Considerable indignation b
cit against the failure Of the Bank Of the Union fer
arge sum.
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The Ohio Election.

The 0'Reilly line west of Buffalo, not working last
night, unable to procure than the follow.
ing relative to the Ohio election
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THE LATEST.

PHrLApELrmA, Oct. 13-2h A. NJ
Not half Of the city county returns are Jet In and
will probably be daylight before they cenpleted
Chandler Is the only vhig Congressman elected from
this county.
PHnADELrHIA, Oct. 13-2x A. M.
LuzERSr CouNrv gives 1 200 majority for woodward.
Fuller (whig) for Congress, has majority Of 100 in
Luzernc. but Wright (dem.) is probably elected,
We have no more rvtwns on hand ct present,
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PRICE TWO CENTS.


Highly Interesting from washinStsn.
THE STEAMER PowHATTAN ORDERED TO HAVANA
THE JAPAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ORDERED -
GET READY FOR SERVICE, ETC
SPECIAL coRREsPoNDErCE ov THE NEW YORK HERALD.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l2-9 n.
The steamship Powhattan has been ordered to Havssa
and will leave immediately. Judge Conkiin, our nsw
Minister to Mexico will proceed in her passengsr.
In view Of the disturbed relations with Cuba, it =
deemed Advisable to keep the Powhstau this satsas
and she will accordingly lie of Moro Castle till furthse
orders.
The Japan expedition viii rendezvous at Annapslis.
In addition to the vessels already attached to the ss
dton orders have been given to At the line basAs
ship Vermont, the Macedonian sleop sf wse
X,YZ.
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Giddnes, (aboitionst) Observation-Disclosures I43
Daniel Woods, democrat, t,)................... 253
Eben Newton (whig) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 121
Warren township gives Newton 234.
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The ordered honors to be rendered TO
the memory of the late Duke Of Wellington
General Castanos. who served under Wellington, Is
Just deadsgsd ninety fve-snd will be buried with ma
tional solemnity.
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The LNtGBt nfOm
telsgraphc despatch received In London from Trieste
anticipates the mails from bombay with dates TO the lst
September.
The Indian news IL unimportspt.
From Burmah we learn that the steamer Phiegethon
had been up the river to Prone TO reoonnotre and IL
was believed general advance would be made as soon
four Ave additional regiments reached Rangosn
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BelQiuIn .

RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY, ETC
The Belgian ministry have again resigned, and the
Chambers are adjourned till the Zth inst Inc cause o.
agentye the ministerial candidate for the presidency
the Chamber OF Deputies The event Is regarded as
triumph for the French party.
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My countrymen-I have, for the first time In my life
been caught with my breechcs down (Cheers Fstigued
with the exerons OF the day and suppong that In the
quietness Of the night should not be called by
countrymen, had undressed and retired to my bed.
suddenly awakened with the that the people Of
Carrolton desired TO and hear old soldier. Tire
mendous cheerng To rise at any hour Is no hardship
to me, but really think my appearance before you ia
gown and slippers, not very becoming. daughter and
eheers) Allow me to thank you for your kindness and
to you that nothing be gratifying TO the
feelings Of an old soldier than such hearty greeting you
have exhibited towards to night. May God bless you
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TWENTIETH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
We annex tho following vote In Newton township -
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loved him with pure and abiding affection which Iiueni
ed should never have end-sDd ~ never shall But he
has gone home there to dwell until the comes
with one foot upon ani and on the sea- ami shall
decaie after the seven hunders hushed that the
terits OF God are ended that time shs be more And
like who placed hts feet the gterng sands Of the
Jura with eagle eye fixed on Its mighty summit where it
mensity Of the grandeur and glory about him. 80 has his
spirit SCARED to the right hand OF God and revs in the
light bis fah had promised him Mr. Castle was loudly
cheered during his address
Yesterday General Scott attended church twice and NIL
this morning the hotel has been thronged by vsters
We leave the Arrow to meet the steamer May Flower
on the lake, and proceed direct to Buffalo
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Germany, &c.
REDUCTION IN IMPORT DUTIES BETWEEN THE z0LLvE-
REIN AND THE UNITED srATEa. ETC.

REIN AND THE UNITED STATES, ETC.
The Cologne Gazette states that negotiations are In
contemplation between the United States and the Zove
ren respecting mutual reduction Of import duties It
Is said that the United States has
It's willingness to favor the importation into America
certain articles Of the Zovesein ana the crisis in which
the customs question has recently been placed has alone
prevented the completion Of the matter.
Negotiations opened for ccnoOrdaf between Austria
and the Pap see and ratications of the extradtion
treaty between Austria and the Netherlands have been
exchanged.
The cholera was rapidly decreasing In Poland and
Prussia.
change in the Tuscan ministry is again imminent
Serious damage has been done recently by inundations
ct Naples
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GENERAL SCOTT EXPECTED AT ROCHESTER,

The following speech, made by General Scott,
at Carrollton, Kentucky, we find in the Gin
cinnati Times. 1t hsd probably strayed from its
fellows, which were duly transmitted to this city
the wires, from the various points where the
old General mounted the stump, and now, like the
Prodigal Son, comes back penitent to the fold. It
w stan n upon tha No
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-14

u A contemporary who Processes ncuirula,
is prone TO believe that no party principles are
involved in the administration OF the Surveyor
Generals office: Will he inform the public
whether prescription for opinions sake, rises to
the dignity eta principle, and whether, accord
ing to the original wing doctrine IN this state,
that no men should be appointed as deputy Sur.
veyors, without thorough practical know !.
ledge Of surveying, involves any principle'
Again, we are complained OF because we
stated that we could not obtain a copy of the
railroad proceedings to insert in our paper of
Thursday moraing. tits said that we had access
to the Tribune of "Wednesday evening, which
contained the proceedings. True We had, but
the editor is aware as well AZ ourselves, that
matter for our daily paper, is put up duriag the
day, and as the Tribune issues in the cuenmg,
as matter Of course we could not prepare the
matter for the following day, without breaking
in upon an established rule and quitting our
sclses to much extra trouble. Any fair compe-
tiiion in collecting aud disseminating the news
of the day, we shall certainly never complain
Of. And we may here remark, that we made no
complaint against the distinguished Secretary,
but merely stated to the pnblic, the reason
why the Proceedings did not appear in our issue
Of Thursday. a
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DIFFICULTIES OF NEWSPAPER WRITISG

DIFFICULTIES OF n Ws7AFER w EITING.-
The amateur articles oil very clever persons are
generally what an amateur effort a! coat max
would be. 1t may seem very easy thing To
make a-coat but very expert crafsmc n-craits-
men that can produce more difficult and elab-
crate pieces of workmanship, fail utterly " hen
they come to coat--the only reason why they
clnnot make a coat is, that they not tallors.
Now there are many very able and learned men &,
VIII, can compass greater. efforts Of human in
tcllect than the production of newspaper ar
ticie, but who cannot write newspaper arti-
clc at all, hecauce they are not newspaper wr-
tcrs, eri,icisc book with decent effect,
because they are not critics. Article writing
GENES ''hy art, not chance The efforts of
chance writer's, if they be men Of genius and
learning, are things to break ones heart over.
1t is not enough to think and TO know. 1t
requires the faculty of utterance, and pccul
lar kind Of u.tcranc-. Certain things to
be said in certain manner and your amateur
article writer is sure to say them in any manner
but the right Perhaps Of all styles of writing
there is none in which, excellence is rarely
attained as in that of newspaper writing.
readable leading article may not be work o
the lof,iest order, or demand for It's execution
the highest attribute CT genius; but whatever
il May be, the power of ace ompishng it with
success, is not shared iy Asthnnsands of clever
fellows wi.s may think that they could write the
articles which they read in the morning journals;
but, let them take the pen and paper and try
81. Louis Rtriiec,