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resor.ing to painful ateIna tive by cheeuly full
filing her engagement.
Some three hours passed in unsuccessful estresties
and threats on his part, and in unavailing efforts on
hers to escape. she then, finding an opportunity,
seized the topgs, broke the windows, and made On
outcry; but he Immediately placed his hand upon
her mouth, and forced her back to . seat. Soon
after which, he made an attempt to administer
cbloroform unsuccessfully but he said, If driven to
make q secozd attempt, she could not escape its
effect This alarmed her so much, that she again
promised to marry him. He said that whore 80
much happiness depended upon . simple promise, so
easily violated. she ought to assure him OF her
sincerity-that he must have SEINE guaranty and,
finally, that he would send for . clergyman and DO
married nstanter. To this she interposed positive OBJ
jectons, but as positively promised to marry him at
proper place and time. He asked she would
give him written promise Of marriage, TO which
she replied afrmatively. He then said that he
desired to protect himself against the possibility Of
another disappointment, which, now that he seemed
SO near the possession Of the only object for whom
be lived, he feared would drive him to madness
and proposed that the written engagement should
convey to him half her fortune In case other refusal
to marry him. To all this she assented, and at his
request wrote the promise OF marriage, and the
forfeiture, in the form and manner dictated ~ tho
impressive lover.
Things being thus arranged, Mr.. W. said he
would order a carriage. Leaving the apartment
and passing through another, he was followed
stealtbily BY Mss g., who hearing the voice OF ner
old nurec in an outer room Into which w MAJ
passed, she rushed forward and fell into her arms
They conveyed her back to the apartment in
which she had been confined, whore she remained
with w. and her nurse in high state OF nervous
excitement. And finally, when restored, an hour
or more was passed in efforts to trsnquilise ana ro
concLe her TO what had passed ana Ghon, At tnrt
O'Clock at night Cor mernipg ratber) she was per-
mlted to return to her hotel.
On the following day, after consulting vi tas
Bsit.s6 CeRsul, Mia Gamble went WITH am - tis
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SetsfrvD Cosrs,T -Tbs var between the
Eslp~ iscs asa ths Iosa.Ass sssux aas~s4S,
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Naval Intelligence


The U. 8 steam frigats Saranao, Commodore Fender
CAST the flag ship Of Commodore Parker sailed from
Ponce P. X on the 10th inst, for BIT. Croix
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Movements OF Individuals.
Gen Houston wa expected In Cincinnati, route FOL
fexaS
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A DONKEY IN A BALL ROOM.

Mr. Kendall, writing from Paris to the New
Orleans Picayune. describes the following scene
in Paris ball room:
"a highly ludicrous incident occurred few
evenings since at the Casino Paganini, II large
ball room located at the head of a passage lead
ing out of the Chaussee d'Antin, and which
is much frequented this season by mixed and
most miscellaneous crowd The orchestra had
just struck up the Gaiop du Chtnin de Fer,
RAILROAD Gallop,) and the merry dancers had
taken their places, when into the room boiled
donkey, snorting and braying Mt the top Of hjl
powerful lungs, and, joining in the gallop, wetlt
round the large sale with a perfect rush.
Never was such a stampede seen in IA ball room.
The now afrighted dancers scattered in every
direction, and such "gittin mp stairs" such
a jumping upon chairs andt3bles and such
climbing up pillars up t6a1at moment had
never been witnessed in The Casino Paganini
or any other casino. The police were struck
dumb at the strange apparition, the musicians
dropped their instruments and fed In terror,
while tho donkey kept galloping ON in his mad
fight careering in circles around the room,
amid the wild screams Of the hundreds of
women, all only bent upon seeking places of
safety.
what could have brought Asof an intruder
into dancing hall, no one could imagine, but
it was afterwards ascertained that the donkey
had been left by his master standing before "a
door in Chaussce dAntin and that struck by
one ofthc carriages continually passing through
that noted thoroughfare, end frightened by
the rafting Of others, he had suddenly started
off at the top Of his speed The more he ran,
ms Is always the case, the more frightened he
became and in his flight, seeing the passage
leading 10 the Casino, he bolted into it for
refuge. But poor refuge did he find; for he
had now to run Il gauntlet Of at least fifty
coacbmen always stationed in the passage on
the lookout for customers who, yelling and
cracking their whips at him, further increased
his terror and his pace The saloon IN on
the first floor, and without stopping to pro-
cure a ticket of admission, but knocking over
the astOnisbed door-keeper in his headloDg
career, the poor brute made his advent among
the dancers, ~ already mentioned Solitary
and alone he sat that ball in motion, and COM
motion too. Without stopping TO select II part
ner he joined in the grand gallop, and at
stride which soon dstanced everything on the
track
"After half dozen turns round the saloon,
and TO music Of his own composition and per-
formance, he finally cooled or tired himself
down came To his senses, and quietly commenced
q survey Of the premises. From this out he is
said to have been the pet Of the evening, the fe-
male portion Of the crowd in particular pressing
around him, and RECALLING him plentifully with
cakes and other notions When the ball was
over he was sent by the commissary of police
10 the public pound, and thus ended the doings
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WASHINGTON THURSDAY MAY g. 1852

They will have their influence. Coming rom
a Conference of as able clergymen as any IN
the Union, they will tell The border men men.
stealers will squirm, no doubt; but they mus,
grin and bear it, The battle must be pushed
to the gate the sanctuary must be cieansed;
Mark this all We trafhckers in human blood
We Methodist ministers of the North consider
slavery the sum of all villanies." And as TOR
tho Fugitive Slave Law, we hold 1T as the mon
strous out birth of an unmitigated sin. We
have no respect for it, whatever. 1t never has
been obeyed by us-it never will be. No Let
there come bonds, imprisonment, contiscatlon,
and death-still we shall despise that law, and
do all in our moral power to defeat its execu-
ton. No plea of expediency, no amount Of po-
htical wrath, no degree of satire, contumcly, or
reproach. will ever avail. Agitation is our
right and we shall agitate the subject despite
ali opposition, till the curse is removed, "world
without end"
These are not the foamings of passion they
are the conclusion of the syllogism of which the
command of God and the promptings Of pure
philanthropy are the major and minor premises
B-d, Mass, April22. -
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DEFENCE OF THE NORTH AGAINST THE
CHARGE OF AGGRESSION.

From a Speech delivered By Mr.. SMART, Dem
Oerdtie Representative from Name IN the
House Of Representatives, APrii %, 1852.
The Federal Government has power, under
the Constitution, TO bestow Office and emolu-
ments upon the citizen What share have the
South had in the administration Of Govern
mcnt, and in the execution of the laws? Have
they, in this respect, been the victims of North
ern domination and oppression! From what
sections have the Chief Magistrates of the ma
ton been taken At the close of Mr.. Fill
more's term the Presidential chair will have
been filled
From the South 90 years
From the North ID
Let IL be remembered that from the first
formation of the Government to the present
moment the North have bad decided pre-
ponderance of numerical strength and yet they
have forborne with few exceptions TO use that
strength for the elevation of their sons 10 the
first place in the nation There have been six
teen elections of President and how many
times do you suppose sir,fa majority OF the
North have voted for n man of Soathern birth
They have done so eleren times Aud how
many times have a majority of the South voted
for native of the North! Let mSkanswer
but once-only once in sixty-four yeats In
the sixteen Presidential elections, 1856 electoral
votes have been cast: $50 votes have been
given by the North for Northern candidates;
1880 by the South for Southern candidates; :
1855 by the North for Southern candidates,
and 32l blythe South for Northern candidates
The South have stood with their serried
ranks for their own men. generally asking, and
seldom yielding; and now some of their citl-
zcns are complaining Of Northern domination
and aggression" Men sometimes complain to
obtain more than their rights. Sir, am re-
luctant to bring myself To believe that our
Southern friends are actuated by similar pol
icy.
Several of the important places have been
filed as follows, up to March 4tb, lS49
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WASHINGTON, ID. G.
For the National Era.
MAY.


MAY
Nav is here with bud and blossom
Grassy sward and leafy bower,
And the earth unveils her bosom
To the sunshine and the shower.
Brook and rll and flowing river
Murmur as they glide along,
Ana the willow branches culver
Where the wild birds sing their song
Rouud the flowers the bees are humming'
All that meet the eye or ear
Hail with rapture Mays bright coming
Empress of the rolling year.
Little girl with golden tresses
Twining round thy forehead falr,
Which the morning wind caresses,
Sporting with each ringlet there
HE thee 10 the fower-grown wildwood
Where the earth with bloom is rife
Thou hast'yet to learn, that childhood
Is the only May of life.
Youth on whose bright brow ambition
Sits enthroned a sceptred king
Thou hast dreams of joys elysian,
Brighter far than earth can bring.
Thou canst gaze, almost unheeding,
On the glories of to-day
Prize thy moments! life is speeding
Life, that brings no second May.
Thou! with dark eyes, in whose glanceS
CLOVIS the light of loves first dreams,
Wandering where the sunlight dances
On the violet bordered streams
Where the shadows softly tremble
With the waters ripping flow
Pause those eddying waves resemble
Much of life thou yet must know.
Ever changing, ever flowing,
Coaseess still they pass away;
Shaded now and dark, now glowing
With the light of rosy May
Gliding onward, pausing never
Spring's young flower or wild birds lay
Wins them back no more forever
Like thy lifc's enchanted May.
Captive, in thy dungeon pinng
Raise thee from thy floor of stone
Lo! the sun of May is shining;
Fen on thee its beams are thrown.
Through thy grated window stealing
Softly, lovingly they come,
To thy heart again revealing
Light and liberty and home.
Though kind friends no more may meet thee.
Buried in living tomb,
Mays glad sunlight comes to greet thee.
Bidding hope thy soul resume.
Christian toiling on thy journey,
Cheered with Faith and Hope and Love
To behold earths glories turn thee,
May.fowers emblem those above.
Soon, those earthly flowers shall perish,
Like them thou shalt pass away
To a cline where blossoms flourish
In a never-ending May.
c. II. c.
Glen Quiet, Coierain, Ohio.
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of donkey in a dancing saloon. The adven-
lures Of the celebrated bull in the china shop
were as nothing in comparison that animal
simply confined his operations to breaking
plates. cups, and saucefs; but the hero Of the
Casino Paganini for a space broke up ball )"
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BUELL. s. BLANCHARD, Painters,
s sth street, a few doors south OF Pennsylvania avenue
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vol. 5y.N0. rs.

ington, II was gu Sunday. | went to Gen
Scctt house, and said to him. you have
seen the resolutions which TIE Consention
has passed do yon approrc If skrmS 'sies
sir, replied Scott, 4 cordially spproye them
all--and viii say 50 or die THIS now.
was before be was nominated. ard 10 less than
Thirty minutes after he vas nominated. has
answer was IN the Convention accepting tho
entire platform And. now, what man 10
the world can object to Gen Scott on this
ground What more, ask you. could no
have done. than pledge the toll Ct his long
life. and the character which he has acquired,
in the yindication Of these measures
When we consider all this, it is only matter
Of establishment shat any man can doubt him
There is no man ii America who stands high
er CT is purer than Scott. In the whole his
tory Of these measures there is no man who
was more ardent in their support during thcir
pendeary. and there is no man who viii mora
faithfully staad by them, or is more uneqniv-
ocally pledged to their support Sir human
nature can give no more--and reason aud
common sense have nothing more to ask
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The best evidence of the fading hopes Of
the Democracy is to be found in the despera
ton evinced in regard to Gen. Scott. Men
who found it Convenient to stay at home du
ring the perils Of war arc foremost in assail
ing Gen. Scott They can 6nd nothing to
dctract from his military fame. and now they
are attempting to assaii his honesty.
What else could have suggested late res
clution Of inquiry offered in the Senate Of the
United States. and that, too, by the success.
sor of Henry Clay
On the 18th instant, Mr.. Merfiwethcr Of
Kentucky offered resolution requiring the
President Of the United States to report the
amount Of public money received by General
Scott and the amount received by General
Pierce, "from the time Of their first entrance
into the public service up to the present date =
Now. what can be more supeuatively ridic-
ulous than this Is there not deception upon
the very face Of it ?
Gen. Scott has been in he public service.
large portion of the time for his country,
for forty yrdrs, whilst Gen Pierce served as
a member of Congress about sir gears, and as
a General about si1 months And get the
sapicnt Mr. Merrwetber is going to show tue
supplemented Democracy that Gen, Scott has
received a rastly larger dmonnt Than Gen.
Pierce has receired
As forty is to sir, SO may the proportion
be and this is to be an argument for the en-
lightened Democracy Well, let the result
be reporic3--and let the substantial services
rendered by each Of the candidates lie shown
at the same tinc.
Gca. Scott has at all times been the sci
dicrs' fricud He has fought with them, and
suffered with them, and has always taken an
interest in seeing them rewarded. General
Pierce has signalzad his course by voting
against the relief of Gen. lIarrison's widow
and against the pensions to the widows Of old
soldiers, There's the difference in nut
sheN- Richmond Republican.
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comro,.rs or Az EplTon.

Il be does not Gil his paper with news Of
importance. whether there lie any or aot. tits
condemned for not being what it purports to
be--a newspaper.
If he does not GIL at least ono column ev-
cry week with something Imaginable bis folic
is pronounced uniDteresting
If ia public nuisance should exist notice OF
it would offend; and not to notice il would
bccensurcd.
If he docs not publish all the marriages
and deaths IN all the world for twenty niles
around. whether he hears Of them or not, be
is not fit for an editor,
If every paper does not contain goodly
portion Of suicides, horrid murders ard mclan-
choly accidents, it is dull and an unuelc, ME
visitor
If halt the gloomy transactions which occur
are recorded, it is spurncd as vehicle only
Of calamities.
If the paper contains advertisements. the
general readers murinar. II it docs not, the
business men will not ratronizc ii.
If be publishes the laws Of che State. old
and young maids grunsllle; il he does not.
civilians frnwn
II he steers an impartial course. he is said
to be on the fence; ifhc jumps off he is sure
to be bcsmeared
II a dozen kind friends call on him while le
is correcting his proof sheet, and ono error
escapes detection. be is the greatest bluedcr-
head in the weild
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THE GREAT nERo--GLEAslAcs.

Put him down Major General, am done
with objections to his youth'-President
Madison.
'Confound your long legs Scott. you have
got III before me. Cod Porter at Fort
George
He is lost he is killed" was the excla
nation Of Gen. Dearborn with tears in bis
eyes, when with his glass from the ship he
saw Scott fall upon the beach in an effort to
drive the British from the summit of the
bank but 70, Scott in an instant bounds to
the top Of the bank, and with his own sword
drives buck the enemy.
Have you ever seen the ncghboring
Falls p
Yes, from the American side - Gen.
Scott.
You must have the glory Of a Successful
fight before you can view the cataract in all
it's grandeur - British Colonel.
If it be your intention to insult me, sir,
honor should have prompted you first to re-
turn my sword - Gen. Scott
The above after the capture Of Scott at
Queenstown What follows after the taking
OF Fort George:
i have long owed you an apology, sir. You
have overwhelmed me with kindness. You
can now at your leisure. view the Falls in all
their glory. - British Colonel
'Brigadier General Scott is entitled to the
highest praise his country can bestow To
him moro than to any ether man, an, ! IN
debted for the victory Of the 9TH of July. -
His brigade covered itself with glory. - Gen
erdl Brolcn.
Gen SCOTS course of conduct among the
soldiers and officers while sick aud dying of
the cholera. both at Rock Island and the
Lakes, exhibited him not only as the hero Of
battles, but equally The hero Of humanity.'--
an Eye Witness.
ALLOW me to congratulate you, sir. upon
this Fortunate contamination Of your arduous
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The Courier and Enquirer publishes the Consti-
tuition % The society in Louisiana, bearing this MANS
adptcd a, La Fayet,e in that State, in 1851 II ia
an unimportant doeQmcnt, strongly resembling
the ordinary constitutions ofseeret societies Tho
object IS "to extend the area of liberty by all law
full and proper means" Many readers ofthe Con-
-rier, which to some has seemed to be tie corhencs
offiibus -, will be glad to read the following ci.
milton gifts yiewsNon this subject:
But whether Americans regard these revo.
lutionary movements with favour or not, they
have but one political duty in the premises.
That dufy is stric; uon- intervention, We
have treties famity and commerce with Spain
against whom these hostile movements are
directed. and, at the peril Of our national hon
or, these treaties niust be maintained involatc.
Our neutrality laws must be respected by our
people and enforced by our Government II
the Cubans think ia their duty TO fight lot
them fight; IL is clearly GU, duty to preserve
our faith and remain at peace. We have lt
tie doubt that hostile operations will. al some
day not very distant. be recommended against
the Spanish rule in Cuba, on scale moro
formidable than ever; but We most fervently
trust that the scenes Of last year will not be
repeated Ii is to be hoped that We have
heard the last Of Cuban invasion. II is to be
hoped so. because our Government being am.
ply forowarned viii exercise greater vigilance.
and employ stronger preventative means
because our people are more deeply sensible
Of the wrong. the mischief. and the folly Of
treading over national obligations toprcpagate
liberty in other lands BY Gre and sword and
because the Cuhans themselves have far hes-
ter learned that If they would be free them.
selves must strike the blow,
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portifal.

Ny heart which once appeared 50 cold
That no sympathetic words could warm,
Has burst from Lethes stern control,
And bends to beautys magic charm,
I've had q DREAM dream Of love
That fingers round my heart, as 'erst
The kindred spirits in heaven above.
Would linger round their friends on earth
And in my dream, there charmed my soul
A form TO which | would have knclt,
But my tongue so mute could not control
The words to speak half what | felt.
And in my dream, head a voice
The sounds that fell on my hearts cold shrine
First woke the strains which now rejoice
And the voice | heard was surely thine.
The vision that charmed me was thine own form
And still me thinks can plainly see
Thy cheering smile, which leads me on
In hope to meet again with thee.
Martinsburg Va, Sept. 1852
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duties. and to express my entire appreciation
Of the whole course Of your proceedings,
1882 Gen. Cass. Sec'y Ivar,
The President has full conf lenca ia your
jadgmca' and discretion. and II is bis wish
that you repair immediately to Charleston.
--Learis Cass. Secy Of Var.
Our army was lost to our view for City
days after leaving Puebla; then the shroud
which had enveloped them gave way. ard we
discovered cur glorious flag waving in the
breezes Of the Capital - Senator Cass.
4 accept at the hands Of the Chief Magis
trate Of the Union this classic token Of the
highest reward that freeman can receive
The recorded appreciation Of his country =
Reply 10 President Monroe By Gen. Scott
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Tue souL ImMonrAL.
The sun is but srarl. Of lire,
A trstnsientmeteor in the sky
The soul. immortal us its sire.
Shall never, never Diet

The soul. immortal ms its sire,
Shall never, never diet
Thus Watts swee:ly sings Yes, the mind
is immortal Infinite wisdom had otherwise
never implanted longines which all Of earth
leaves unsa;isfcd or gifted us with capacities
capable of Indefinite Improvement. -
The brute is born. attains maturity. audi
has.ens to depart Empowers eliminate. and
then sink into decay ominous of extinction:
whilst maas longest lie closes upon an intel
lect yet in rapid development. The dody. az
it rms quickly through its cycle from youth
to age, proves oftcntincs, il is true. wenri
ness and clog to TIE prisoner within; but
their union severed like bird cage freed.
tie discnthralled spirit will soar away On pin
ion impershablc
Distinct as it is, in its nnturc from the ma
terial all analogy sorbids that We should an
tiripatc the minds humiliation when that
home where II briefly tabcrunccd has gols
back into dust Death involves a disintc-
grafton Of parts; bat IN the immatcrial We
can conceive Of no such separation. and hence
can predicate no decay As the insect Ant;
tiers from out its chrysalis il green and gold.
to sport amid flowers aud sunshine so shall
the purified spirit lorsake its chrysalis. to
dwell amid the bcauties and Brightness Of
heaven. There in the .rnition of its Endest
hopes, win it find ample amends for all sor-
row aud every sadness, aud participate in
pleasures which those who deny future
because they dread its awards can never
enjoy.
Then cheer up, travel worn aud Christian
pilgrim. With thankful heat partako Of such
as thy present affords. and trust unwavering
ly in God assured that whatever betide hero
after thy voice shah be attuned to angel far-
monies. and thy homn be in that city whose
walls are jasper and whose gntes are pearl;
along whose streets mnrmur the crystal river.
aad in whose mrlst blooms the tree OF life.