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For the National Era.
THE FOX AND PIGS.

Much has been written to show the reason
ing powers of the brute creation but nothing
which have ever read of the dog the horse,
the elephant. the spider, the ant, or the bee,
seems to prove more clearly that brutes or in
sects think and form conclusions, than that
which am about to relate of the action of
Foxes.
On certain day, many years ago, farmer,
in the northern part of Connecticut, was "A wit
ness to the following proceeding on the part of
a fox, that had somewhere secured for himself
small pig and was taking it upon his back
TO his burrow On coming to a small, rapid
stream, he seemed to hesitate for II while upon
the bank, and then laid down the dead pig,
and went off into piece of woods near by,
from which he soon returned, with a stick of
wood in his mouth He laid the wood down,
and took up the pig and then again laid the
pig down, and took up the wood Not SEEM
ing to be satisfied with the trial, he went again
to the woods and brought back larger stick
than before He made the same sort OF trial
again, by taking up the pig. and comparing it
with the wood he had brought. Being appa-
rently satisfied with the trial, he then took the
wood in his mouth, and swan with it across
the stream, and then returned with it to the
side where the pig was lying on the bank, and,
laying it down, he took up the pig and crossed
the stream with it in safety and bore it away
for his own breakfast, or that OF his cubs. Let
any one explain the action Of the fox as he
may the truth Of the story may be relied on.
At another time a fox made his way into a
pen, which was built of rails in which was
fine family of pigs along with their natural
pI otector, their mother The fox was evidently
afraid to attempt taking one of the pigs, till
he was sure that he could make his escape
from the pen with it in safety. So he took
stick of wood in his mouth, and sprung through
the opening between the rails with it and
then he sprung back again, and repeated the
operation of springing backward and forward
with the stick in his mouth, till he was satis-
fed that it would be safe to seize a pig But he
was mistaken. He had not made the proper
calculation for the difference between a straight
stick and living, struggling pig; and before
he could get through the aperture, no found
himself in the jaws Of the mother and instead
Of making his breakfast from young pig he
was himself devoured.
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that object. These men had been induced by
the Government to come hither. and they had
families to support. If the work was to be
finished, it was true economy to go on with 1t
now.
Mr.. Houston thought it was more necessary
to provide horses and forage for the troops in
New Mexico California and Oregon; besides,
for the want Of the money contemplated to be
appropriated by the Deficiency bill, the Gov
ernment drafts are now dshonored.
Mr.. Walsh briefly appealed to the House to
take up the Capitol Extension bill. Some Of
these laborers have been compelled to sell their
beds to get bread and to talk about the suf-
ferings of other persons was an insult to them.
Mr.. johnson, of Tennessee, while sympathi-
zing as much as any one with these men, rep
rotated the appeal to the galleries and sug-
gested that the Committee of the Whole be
discharged from the further consideration of
the bill, that it might be acted upon at once
in the House.
Mr.. Stanly offered a resolution to close the
debate on the Homestead bill tomorrow at
three o'clock and wanted the country to see
who are responsible for delaying the public
business.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the pas
sage of the resolution pending which, the
| House adjourned.
THURSDAY, MARCH H.
On motion of Mr. Ficklin, the Homestead
bill was postponed after to-day, until next
Tuesday week.
The House then went into a Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union, and took
up that measure when
Mr. Marshall, of California, replied to the
remarks of Mr. Breckenridge, who, he said
had byimplicatiOu made grave charges against
Judge Douglas, by connecting his R~" with
the attacks Of the Democratic Revies -
"6r3 fagiesn Of the Democratic party He de-
IL, ~. Sl,4,lon WI .ls, an a,JttJ, 4-t~ 80 ~.
the Presidency and eulogized that gentleman
as having all the elements Of success in Pres
idential struggle.
Mr.. Bell addressed the Committee on the
subject of the BILL some of the sections of which
he wished to see amended, and earnestly spoke
in favor of tariff, of paying the claims for
French spoliatOns, and giving lands for inter-
nal improvement purposes, before he should be
called upon to vote for the bill now before
them.
Mr. Cable, of Ohio, spoke in favor of the bill,
and when he concluded,
The House adjourned.
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bite rapidly, no sport is more exciting and
dozen men will often catch from thirty to fifty
barrels in an hour When caught they are
split, "gibbed,' scraped, washed in three
waters, and then salted-the whole being done
with astonishing celebrity.
The season for mackerel is the fsherman's
HOLIDAY. The work is easy, healthy, and
peasant-the weather warm, and generally
delightful Two-thirds Of the time is generally
spent in idleness hunting for the fish, and the
sailors lounge about, free from care growing
" fat, ragged and saucy."
Cape Ann and Cape Cod are the greatest
fishing ports of the Union, and at these points
scarcely aught else is heard of than the pros
pect for fish and the state of the markets
Children scarcely large enough to walk dis
course upon the relative merits OF Goldfish hall
but, mackerel &c. with q knowing air, and
the male members look forward with joyous
eagerness TO the time when, a. skipper Of
some bonnie craft, they shall carry death and
destruction to the inny tribes of the great
waters
The sound of mackerel "harping upon
deck is the sweetest music to Cape Goldman s
ear; and Captain Davis, from Gloucester, an
intelligent and capable fisherman, once as
sured us that had Cape Cod skipper been
dead a week, only place him upon the deck of
his vessel and let the mackerel dance about
him, he would at once spring to his feet, stand
to his lines, yell to his men that the mackerel
had struck" and order them to "up, dogs,
and at en-
No mackerel are eaten about the large
cities No. sent West and South; while No
3, being wretchedly poor and unsaleable, are
sent to the West Indies as luxuries for the
slaves
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SILVER COINAGE.

In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. Hunter, from
the Committee on Finance, reported bill in re-
laton to the coinage Of the half-dollar quar-
ter-dollar dimes, and halfdimes,
The bill was accompanied with a report, set
ting forth the necessity Of an immediate change
in the silver coin Of the United States, in order
to prevent its expectation TO Europe where it
bears relative higher value to gold than it
does here
This bill provides that from and after the st
Of June, 1852, the weight of the halfdollar is
TO be 1872 grains and the quarter dollars dimes
and half-dimcs, shall be respectively one-half
One-Gfth, and one tenth of the weight of o half.
dollar which coin is made legal tender in
payment Of all sums not exceeding IS. The
Treasurer of the Mint, with the approval Of
the Director, to purchase such bullion as is re-
quired for the coinage with the bullion Of the
mint Such coins TO be paid out at the mint
in exchange for gold coins at par, In sums Of
not less than 800, The amount coined into
quarter-dollars dimes, and half dimes, TO be
regulated by the Secretary Of the Treasury,
No depositcs for coinage into small pieces here
after TO be received, other than that received
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by the Treasurer of the Mint DepoGtors have
the option Of having their gold or silver cast
into bars or ingots of pure metal or of standard
fneness, with stamp designating the same
No piece to be cast into bars of less weight
than ten ounces, except pieces of one, two,
three, and five ounces, oil of which shall be of
the standard fnencss with the weight and
fneness stamped upon them
The new silver coin is to be legal tender
only to the amount of five dollars. but it is to
be receivable in payment Of public dues, and
TO avoid the change that such a demand for the
new coinage might give to the injury of the
general currency of the country, the bill pro-
vides that the new coin shall not be struck
upon the demand of depositOrs, hut under the
direction of the Secretary Of the Treasury. who
can thus always limit the amount
The bill also provides for the coinage of SO
gold pieces, the shape aud device of which
are to be fixed by the Secretary of the Treas
ury.
The committee have also adopted the recon-
mendaton of the Secretary of the Treasury in
relation TO a seignorage and say:
4" The mints of this country are likely to be-
come as expensive, and the quantities of the
precoEs metals manufactured in them are al
ready so large, that it would seem to be proper
to impose some legal charge upon the manu-
iacture, for the purpose Of sustaining the minis.
The amount of seignorage is question of some
practical difficulty, but the charge now pro-
posed is somewhat less than that exacted in
England or France. In France, the charge is
one half per cent. on gold, and one and a half
per cent upon silver. In England, one and n
half per cent. is paid upon gold. and two and
one-eighth per cent. upon silver. We propose
to charge to depostors one-half of one cent for
both gold and silver denying them, however
the right of having the new silver coin struck
on their own accounts
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From the Louisville kentucky Journal.
THE sEAMsTRESs.
BY NJ. T. CARPENTER.

All the day long and half Of the night
Teedlo she busily piled
Isggard aud worn. r pi:iful sight.
She laborca YET Iobd was ocnsea.' y '''n
Winter winds blew her wretched home through,
Yet the fire was dead on the hearth
Hungry and cold, with shame be it told
That ever such scenes arc OH earth.
Low the light burns-her needle and thread
Must haste or the light will be gone;
Pay for the work TO purchase her bread
Is withheld till the garment is done.
Pickering the light, in middle of night,
Goes out as the last stitch is drawn;
We try and chill on her pallet so ill.,
She seeks for reposc till the dawn.
Morning at last, with joy-giving beams,
Ilumines the hills of the blessed,
Who through the night, in slumber's sweet dreams
Their warm downy couches have pressed;
Gloomy fall those beams like pail
On the homes where wretched ones stay,
Where scarce begun their rest when the sun
Warns them to labor away.
But unto her, the scanstresS, though young,
Tears, scalding tears, by sternest want wrung,
And she in the spring of her years.
Cherries and drear her home doth appear,
So desoate, squalid, and bare,
And hours of toll by the midnight oil
VIII bring but scanty meal there
Look on that form, once faultleSs and fair
On that check. where once bloomed the rose
Labor and want, and hopeless despair,
At once their sad havoc disclose.
Strange, is it not, if she. on whose lot
The sunshine of hope never CLEANS,
Still should remain as free from all stain,
As dow in the morn's early beams
Stingingly cold, bleak winters day,
Yet fuel and food she had none;
Cold to go forth, but colder to stay
She folds up the garment last done;
Scanty clad with heart worn and sad
She ventures abroad in the blast
Woful to tell, the pence earned so well
viii sparngly break her long fast.
Day after day, and night after night,
She is working and wasting away;
Striving so well, oh say, is it right
That want on her young form should prey
Blessed ones of earth, around whose warm hearth
The cold winds may play
Look not with the scamstress forlorn,
Whose life is one long winters day.
Even though she, the wretched and worn,
Depart from the path Of the pure
Pause We and think how drcar her lfes morn,
How much she was born to endure;
I bar ia thn NH oh ,,r;1
Is ever the first TO contemn
Think of the grief that found no reliOf
And pity before you condemn.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9.

The House resumed the consideration of the
bill heretofore introduced by Mr.. Cobb, grant
ing the right of way and grants of public lands
for railroad purposes in Alabama and Ten
neSsee.
Mr. Cobb delivered few remarks in favor
of the proposition.
Mr. Clingman moved an amendment, which
was declared out Of order, proposing to exempt
all railroad iron from duty.
MIR. White of Alabama, followed, in favor
of the bill, and in support of granting lands
for internal improvement purposes.
Before this subject was disposed of
Mr. Phelps rose TO a question of privilege,
and presented the petition of A. w. Reynolds,
contestng the seat of r. H. Weightman, as a
delegate from the Territory of New Mexico,
and charging that the election of the last
named gentleman was in violation of law, and
by virtue Of gross corruption.
The subject was passed over for the present,
Mr. Weightman not being in his seat
The House resolved itself into Committee
Of the Whole on the state of the Union, and
resumed the consideration of the Homestead
bill
Mr.. Wilcox, of Mississippi, defended the po-
StIon OF the Union Democrats of that State.
ana TOOK strong ground against those who call
themselves odd Line Democrats i'm Missis-
SUPPL but who are in fact Secessionists and
D!sunionists
MT. RantouL of Massachusetts,. replied 10
Mr Davis his colleague, and defended himself
IRON the attacks OF the last-named gentleman
upon hls political consistency.
he Committee then rose, and the House
adjourned
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10.
The House, after preliminary business, went
INTO Committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union, and took up the Homestead bill.
when
Mr. Richardson made defence of Senator
Douglas, claiming for this gentleman the high
est character for honesty and Democracy, and
as having been the architect Of his own for
N'ne and the proud position which he now
"capes before the country.
Mr breckenridge replied to so much of the
"Doye remarks as referred to himself and de-
Il'ed mat he had made any attack upon Judge
MT Washburn delivered a speech in favor
" granting lands to Maine, 10 build railroad
A. part Of the great European and North
american railroad.
ne committee rose, when, ON motion OF Mr.
os OF Kentucky, and under the operation
ene previous question, the Senate bin appro-
p l;o0oi $4,000 for the repair of the Congress
NJ Library was passed
or5ai houston moved to postpone the special
cheney bill '"A"s up tue Deh-
AIr' stanton, Of Kentucky, objected 10 this
aeem'ng the bill for continuing the work mon
.he extension Of the Capitol as more innprt'
ant and he referred to the workmen and Ia
. oorers who filled the galleries, watching with
anxiety every movement made with a view N
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CHAPTER XL.-The Young Master.

Two days after, young man drove light
wagon up through the avenue Of China trees,
and, throwing the reins hastily on the horses
neck, sprang out and inquired for the owner
Of the place.
II was George Shelby and to show how he
came TO be there, We must go back in our story.
The letter Of Miss Ophelia TO Mrs. Shelby
had by some unfortunate accidents, boon de-
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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-12

ARREsTs.-Our town was thrown
into great excitement on Thursday
last, by the arrest of three persons
charged with the commission of the
crimes OF arson, burglary, and coun.
terfeitIng. The arrests were made
on the authority of dispatch from
the Sheriff of Licking county. The
persons charged were committed TO
prison, and on yesterday morning
had a hearing before Justice Paine,
and committed for trial at the next
term of our court.
Messrs. Cartwright and Heckard
appeared as counsel on the part OF
the State, and Messrs. Plants. Brad.
bury and Van Horn, on behalf of
the accused. We forbear giving the
evidence elected until the final hear
ing.-POmerOy Telegraph.
"The names Of those arrested
are James Cahoon, Patrick Byrnes,
and Benjamin Hysell. We UNDER
stand that others are implicated, and
that the officers are on the lookout
10 make new arrests.
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but the most profound order pre-
vailed.
At Ill o'clock the committees Of
both houses, with Kossulh, Cover
nor Wood and the HunQarians Of
Kossuih's suite came in.
Mr., Weller announced Gov. Kos.
suth, when the president Of the
Senate arose and read an address TO
him in which was embodied the reso-
lutions Of the legislature, to which
Kossuth replied in a speech which
took him about 20 minutes 10 read.
II was we'll conceived, very ap-
Propriate and very elegant. At its
close Gov. Wood and Kossuih ad.
vanced to the Clerks desk, when
several prominent individuals were
introduced to KossuIh. Mr.. Medll
then presented him with $2II, the
contribution Of the Senators and
clerks, when both houses took a re-
cess, and Kossuth, after having re-
ceivod an introduction to a large
number Of persons, retired to his
hotel.
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]. HUNT, Sec'y.

MATERIAL AID.-Hungarian Socie.
ties are being formed at different points,
the end and object being to furnish ma
terial aid for the achievement of Hun
garian liberty. Kossuth said to the
Cleveland committee:
Gentlemen, you will know my wishes
when | tell you that already one hun
dred and sixty thousand dollars have
been raised in this country for the Hun
garian fund, and but thirty thousand
of it has been realized for my suffering
cause. The rest has been eaten, drank
and toasted out in costly banquets and
foolish parades, for which | have no
taste and in which | take no pleasure.
have contracted for 10000 muskets
at 50 each, $4,000; l have made one
payment and have got others TO make,
or lose what has been paid II all the
money raised could have been properly
expended. my mission would ere this
be ended, and the basis of my couniry's
liberty secured"
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PRINTING THE LAws.-This week we
commence publishing the laws, which
we shall continue to do as furnished by
the Auditor.
We notice a bill has been introduced
into the House TO repeal the act author
izing the laws TO be printed in the coun-
ty ypapers. The press through the State
have almost universally spoken out in
opposition to the repeal. The mode of
publishing through the county papers is
certainly law which vas well received
by the people of the State, and its re-
peal has never been asked for by any
portion of them. The extra expense,
If any, is fully warranted by the more
general circulation, the great object de-
sired, and tine opportunity of becoming
more speedily acquainted with the Sta.
tutes. We cannot believe that the Le-
gisiature will disturb this decidedly
popular law.
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KossuTH IN OHIo.--Kossuth left
Cleveland Wednesday morning, the
4th. At the different stopping places
between Cleveland and Columbus.
he was greeted by large gatherings
and was presented with various sums
Of money; he replied briefly as this
'ndteridlaid' was presented. AT Del
aware he stopped and made shorI
speech to the citizens and students.
At 6 o'clock the cars arrived at the
depot in Columbus, from which he
was escorted to the Neil House by a
procession of military, firemen, citi.
zens, &c. After few remarks from
front Of the Neil House, the ceremo.
nies OF the reception closed. At ii
o'clock on the following day, Kossuth
delivered a short but eloquent speech
from a stand erected ior The purpose
opposite the Neil House, in reply TO
one of welcome by Hon. S. GaIO-
way.
NJ. Kossuth complained OF being
quite unwell, for which reason he
declined to address the "working
men," He was unable TO be presen-
ted to the Legislature on Friday
He expected to be able to do so on
Saturday, and leave for Cincinnati on
Monday morning, via Springfield
and Dayton.
See Saturdays proceedings of the
Legislature.
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The American Minister and his
family left London on the 18th ult.,
for Paris, TO be absent only a few
days. Mr.. Davis acts IS the Charge
dAfaires during his absence.
Late dates from Paris say that
three attempts have been made to
assassinate Louis Napoleon. An
officer had snapped pistol at him as
ne was passing in his carriage. II
was also rumored that the wife of
an ex-prefect had attempted TO poison
him.
There had been several executions
Of military officers at Madrid, and
tranquility had been restored.
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The Spanish ministry have. /, is

The Spanish ministry have. it il
said, intimated their intention TO re.
move several general officers, who
had given umbrage TO the govern.
ment.
AUsTRIA.-Advices from Vienna
to January IL. state that the Empe
ror has ordered, that in all imperia
DEGREES, he is to be styled "His Impe
rial Royal Apostolic Majesty"
1t is understood that the corona
tion Of Francis Joseph l.. as Empe
ror Of the Austrians, will take place
early in the ensuing spring.
AT grand ball, given by the frs
Ministers OF the crown, a few day:
ago. the Charge d'Affaires OF the
United States, together with the
Turkish Ambassador, and the Swis:
Envoy, received the cut direct-nei.
ther of those gentlemen having been
invited TO attend the party.
PRUssIA.-We learn from Berlin,
that the old Council Of State, after
having been many years in abeyance,
was again revived, by royal decree,
on the 18th ult.
DENMARK AND THE DUcHIEs.-lti is
announced that the Danish govern.
ment has Welded to the demands oI
Austria and Prussia respecting the
government of the DDchies. and the
differences so long pending may now
be presumed to be settled, subject TO
their ratification by the Chambers.
INDIA AND CnINA.-The mail from
India and China had arrived in Lon
don with Bombay dates to the l7lh
Dec.
The Burmudes Court had thirty
FIVE days allowed for the considera-
ton of the demands made upon
them, when, if not acceded TO, il
was supposed that Commodore Lam
bert would proceed up the lrawadda,
and commence hostiliiies al Ragoun.
Letters from Hong Kong, Of the
29th November, mention that the
man arms are purchasing arms and
warlike stores Of all kinds. The
rebels are said TO be near Canton.
COMMERCIAL AFFAIRs.-lnd a n
Corn has improved in price from Is.
Sd. 10 IS. per quarter, and is in
good demand at 29s. Cd. TO 30s. for
mixed and yellow; and 32s. per quar-.
Ter for white.
Breadstuffs In flour and wheat
there has been a fair business doing
at last weeks prices. We quote
Western canal flour at ISs. 2ls. Sd:
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Ohio, and
at 2ls. 22s.; and sour at
It's. lSs. per barrel. White wheat
at 6s. a 6s. 3d.; and red at IS. Cd. a
5s. Sd. per 20 lbs.
Provisious.-There is a fair de-
mand Tor bacon, but American is too
high compared with home cured
There is more inquiry for beef, and
new fine is much wanted. There is
nothing new to report in pork. hams,
or shoulders. Cheese is neglected.