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tain himself BY national and popular war-unus keep
hs army and people quiet BY turning them loose on con-
tguous teroryhe will not certainly forsaks the Rhine
froner the wealth oil Londoa for the dubious laurels
to be won this side of the Atlantic. M
But not alone in Turkish Russian wars. the dis
affection OF British armies Of the people Of the Euro
psan continent lies all our safety. This Anglo Frank
alliance is based upon wider and pressing issue
The people OF Europe about TO be immersed IN a
sweeping and stupendous famine The English nation
is about undergo the terrible which lis govern
men ni cted on the Irish in lsa7s9 Dearh, drought.
CONFUSION, misery unexcelled. and disease like thai
which all Russian nyasons into the basin OF the Danube
OF the Volga bring upon Europe about to recnr.
The whea, crop has everywhere missed olled in Eng
land. The vine crop in France, in Germany, Italy,
and Hungary. aud in fact everywhere is nothing The
potato is but half crop anywhere. The war in The
Dardanees will close up the Euxne. and shut of the
products OF the Caspian. The Nile has overlooked ere
harvest is over and 10 an extent unprecedented since
Joseph took command of the granares OF Pharaoh. Ex
pofaon OF cereal products from Egypt forbidden after
certain date A Russian will paralyze the export
ing interests OF the Baltic and however present bost
ties may be negotiated into peace its semblance, there
is no possibility for Europe 10 escape the terrible caam
ties OF want instruction, and revolution. Al this pres
ent moment there is scarcely mill in England work
ing Seventy thousand workmen have struck one
place. thirty thousand in another. OF the halfcrop,
half has rotted from ran and is worthless Tens
OF thousands OF organized there TO higher
wages and we know what tina, The state OF
France is almost as bad. Louis Napoleon pays the
bakers OF Paris and other cities 10 coaceal the scarcity
and to sell bread the usual On the continent il
is similar and under these circumstances our course is
very plain.
Take, for instance. the OF England The follow
ing table has been lately published by the London Econ
omist purports to show the OF ali the food i'm.
ports into ",he United Kingdom" from January to o.
tober 10, 1853
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a case for secretary Marcy.

In transferring 10 our columns The suboined passnIh
from the Philadelphia Bulletin, would remark ,hat
Francis D. de Silva, or any other citizen Of the United
States has been oppressveIy treated. illegally ia
prsoned by the authorities OF the island Of Cuba The
facts in due form. should be communicated 10 the De-
partmen, of State Judge Clayton United States consul
at Havana WILL ere long. enter upon the discharge Of
his official dutes and cannot doubt be viii consider
it duty, and even esteem it privilege. 10 protect any
American citizen in the enjoyment OF his personal and
legal rights As to the views and sentiments oil lhs
President and Secretary OF Site in matters Of this char
acer is only necessary to refer the editor Of the Bale
and all readers 10 the mastery dsspaeh Of Sc
rotary Marcy on the Kossta AFFAIR "a document which
has commanded the admiration Of his coansfymen, md
indeed, of enlightened Chris,endom. aa tsasa
The paragraph from the Bulletin Is ~ follow:
"a gentleman, In whole word we have implicit CO.. =
dence informs Francis ID. dc Silva, no 10 now w
prsoned Havana for alleged parlicf aioo in ths
ceedngs OF the Cuban Junta in New York, last summa
/. natutazed citizen of tbs United States. be having
himself his ralizaon papess sb,O, fosr yaI
ago. as well passport, calling hi American cid
zen, and signed. he thinks by Daniel Wsbssr, ~ Sece
ary of State Here 10 that ceratsy requires gov
interference muoh ~ that OF Kosna, or svss
So aimee thcre doubt about Mr. de SiIvas nau
rslzation I" Ff sst
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schems Originated ~ the cabinet formed ~
indeed il had not lis origin in The result OF The Baltimore
Convention, and that the politicians who originated II
have al no time lost sxh, Of The engrossag idea
The Of he administration and the sleuasa ss
yuins Of ono Of their opa number 70 The presidency They
declare row that as sampaig~ for 1856 commenced IL
was in fact commenced soon Gov. Marcy went into
the cabinet instead OF Mr. Dickinson and the pronunci
amieno has only been delayed from motives OF policy
But recent success has emboldened the ac,onlsls to
throw of their mask; and congratulate the democ-
racy Of the Union that lheir position longer be
matter Of doubt The appeal made 10 the democracy
will be responded 10, and the response will overwhem
the agitators.
We can conceive OF no proposition more conclusive OF
hostility the administration and TO the prosperity OF the
democratic party than that OF opening the canvass
for the succession The proposition is only the more
outrageous, because the assigned for this pema-
ture agitation OF the presidential question that
President Pierce has proved fahess his pledges and
his principles Grosser injustice never done 10 any
President and have wholly mistaken the character
of the American democracy they fail to administer to
the indictments Iebuke which will operate warning
to all faconists in future The idea OF opening the
campaign of 1855 before the President has had OPP
pouuniiy OF submitting his message TO Congress is so
absurd, and 80 unjust to him the head Of the demo-
cratic party, especially the first object to be accom-
pIished is the breaking down his administration, that we
are sure it will receive counlenance from respectable
number of our party.
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Add TO the last item the sum OF the third column
that is to say, 7o934os quarters Of co Of all knds,
(maize, &c, &c)-and we have for grand total i5,
27a.3ss quarters imported into England and needed by
her for ten months consumption during year when
there full crop. Add, therefore, one-ffth OF
that total to self-ths is to say, 1854 677 quarers
and arrive at this fact. that this domneenng govern
men OF Great Britain needed during year OF peace and
plenty ls,32s.ose quarters say twenty millions Of
quarters Of cereal products during year Of full crop 1t
moderate estimate 10 conclude that ia the want of
this winter and the insureconsry disposition OF her
people, she will need double that amoun,-thai 10 to
say, forty millions of quarters. all 10 be imported
And now where she get this amount or half OF il !
Turning 10 the above table, find that every resource
but is either shut up by this prospective Russian
war; else is aborng under the same prospective terors
with herself Russia is shut up;he Dardanellcs shut
up-Egyp, shat up-Germapy is famine strcken--Italy
famine strickenW aachs shut up--Prussa has enough
to do to mind herself The only ports open and compe
tent those of the United States
The state Of France and Of other continental countries
is just bad II is not the policy of these governments
to permit exact tables OF their difficulties
We stand, therefore, in this position that whatever
nation quarrels with must lose s commerce with u.s.
and consequently suffer III the British arstocracy choose
to intervene between us and Cuba, the British people
must endure the pangs Of hunger And Of the French
people II is this excessive combination OF ominous ca.
lam,es which has produced this Aog Frank alliance,
and the insoent baggadoca OF Lord John RUSSELL But
neither is The English the French people ignorant
mad give up their lives for quxo,ic and shallow
attempt 10 stay the greatness and the progress Of their
great corn-grAnary and their best friend. We bold the
keys Of the corn.bn, and whatever nation permits it's
government to quarrel with the manifest deslny of this
great powerful, and solvent democracy be content
with the consequences.
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f,o. The mo intelligent old OF The southern States
lbs ouxina emisranis from mai section Of Our county
usually dTgosed . follow w.s~su1 ns s1
Georgia distributed her population over Alabama and
Mssissippi North Carolina moved over INTO Iennss See
and Maryland forwarded large colonies 70 me west
Souh Carolina planters settled mainly on the rich bot
tom lands Of the extreme southern and southwestern
States The northern Slates devoted 70 mechanical and
mercantile objects. observed neither iongiuoe nor lai
tude Wherever wants had TO be supplied by localized
travelling trade they To be found; and how
much Of shapened vii they owed to contact with
Gsorxians and Iennesseeans, and how much OF
better manners they brought home iron the grace
full intercourse OF Virginia and the Caroinas, the
future researches OF DE Bow aud Hunt may settle
But this ouspreading OF hepeople has produced great
changes In national sentiment, SO lar AS ihN eent
is modified by local circumstances. Find Virginia
blood the western States, and the hishoned family
pride that once delighted in "reminiscences, wins consd-
Grafton and enown by deeds OF personal grandeur The
Scotch Irish blood, educated and controlled
by the presence Of organic ideas and abstract sentiments
that mark the craftsmanship Of Calhoun, and give IT. In
sight OF friends and foes. such majestic moral bearing
lakes heroic shape in jackson, and lends magical
terror 10 Kentucky rlilemen the field OF battle Geor
gia grows rich on less capital builds more railroads with
smaller means, and raises more female colleges than
any other State, while her scattered Sous push Ala
bama forward the front rank OF the cotton States and
line the gulf coast with lumber mills Tor Cuban trade
The drovers OF Tennessee and the wealthy planters from
the rice regions, in the far Southwest, strike the
difference and exchange characteristics. The small far
msr from Western Virginia goes Northwest, and turns
free soleT and The rabd iankeedeah at home for free
labor-becomes, by southern settlement more inveter-
ate advocate for slavery Than Carolinian. Madens
from the South fair and beautiful marry northern hus
bands, and suddenly turn aboonisls and the Yankee
girls that go South teachers and stay there as wives
find plantation life TO be the perfection OF home and re
Eion Quakers keep rooted in the primeval soil, and
Penney yana Dutch hold fast 10 The limestone lands;
but all else float The currents moveineeiing and
mingng as circumstances govern Impulse IS checked
by steady habits, and instinct BY cultivated intelligence
The man of books lives with the man OF trees and
forests; the c0ckmaker sets the machinery OF a
southern village in motion; the pedler is transformed
into prince; the arisocraiic souherner proves the
most agreeable and trustworthy democrat, and the men
Of Lawrence and Lowell capital bedIeows Tor sugar
planters in Louisiana. And SO, :" f. Puribus Unum"
written for political creed, and halowed in popular
love, registers its simple and sublime motto tom Cana
da 10 equatorial plans ana r. ceives the homage
of Agriculture, Manufactures and Commerce.
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Mrs. Charles Howard.

This versatile and charming actress. who has been
playing round Of characters at Rsleys vareie is, we
learn. TO make southern professional tour Il is
understood she will visit New Orleans 10 comply with
engagement there This lady will leave the capital
with the great regret Of the many admirers OF h artistic
talent Her performances here received on every
occasion with the plauds of the large audi,ories
Mr. Rsley's enterprise is deservingy appreciated by
the public.
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WARNING TO BAD WRITER'S The Toledo Blade ,ell'
good story Of who o~aed bulding which wa
situated land belonging to the Michigan Central rail
road. The superintendent. who writes very bad hand
sen, short letter to MIR s. ordering him the
building at once. But the house was no, removed. and
three months afterwards the superintendent met and
began scoid him for not removing the Nuisance de
sired, when Il appeared that The bad received the
no,e and not being able 10 ake out its contents had
supposed it to be a pass over the road and had been
riding back and forth all The summer the srengh Of
i'll Htt ~
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picion and The third hoase." for OF business. viii
adjourn die IL may be said they will return to press
railroad land speculaons Not SO. if proper general
laws passed on this subject If 10 right to grant
lands Tor such purpose to person company. IT Is
equally right to grant to all other persons companies,
standing uponsthe ground. the privileges. II it
is proper that Congress should pa,ronze aud aid any
who are building railroads. is equally proper that il
should do to all under like circumstances. Let the
provisions OF the laws be general to the little
and the great and put all upon equal footing, aud then
there will be just cause of complaint. tho
principle will apply to all When this becomes the sole
rule OF action, the constituent will rely upon the member
to represent him. and outsiders will cease to attempt to
play the schoomaser for the contingencies that private
claims and specializing projects may afford them. The
great principles of equality OF rights, well demands
Of economy, imperaliyey require that Congress aban
don private and special legislation, and conine their
attention public and general laws Then create suiia-
BILE Offices and public tribunals for the of the
laws and the people will applaud them for their progress
IN the great work OF economy and reform.
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wEDN EsDAY MORNING, NOV. 20. 1858.

UMr c. W Of Cincinnati, Ohio, collecting ssn
States, assisted BY Mess H. THoaAs joan H.
DKsr, G. III. l.. WsHaAs, and A. l.. CaiLDs.
0Mr HTsKy Nj Laws, OF Montgomery, Alabama Is our gen
and Tennessee, -
sisted BY q. f. LEwIs, JAass o. and SAMUEL d. LEWIS
0M Israel H. JANIS No. leg South Tenth street fhade'
phia general travelling agent, assisted by WIN H. ",
CoLIlss, JAMS DkxsIKs, HAaarr joe buIroH 90"
r BUTTON Isaac M. BopIsE, EDsusD w. WILEY, VILLAS L.
WATERsAs, and CEoKag l. MoI.Kop.
Qy- Receipts from either Of the above VIII be good.
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(rAnRETAN0ai CARPETINGsi CARPETIN0si :
CoMs 70 ne cheap cash --BARNEs MITCHELL sre
now scsva ases additional supplies above description OF
goods sNbrseins rch and brussets
ard soperAps nj the
lower ssnde Casa credit have
ctstussy ~ furnish
ing dry eocds BY calling
between E'shA and Ninth streets. r.nn,ylv.pi. .venus.
Oct e-3awlwH lsHf fEN
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lrn ~ nnWJ AMIN H. ~ OON, historical p~s~s-
iron IN autoboersphy ournah sditsd and compiled B,
Too TAyo, ~ de- Inner TempAs vols,
CAastss Auchessrr memorial ~ &. Berger
0esssr nassn~y a Greece. Vol o.
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The mask is here dropped and the issue is openly
made Is no longer disguised that the late refusal OF
these dsaHec'ed parsans TO cooperate for The promo
ton OF democratic harmony and strength wa. in pursu.
Of deliberate scheme to take the lead in preparing
for the canvass OF 1880. Let !, hs b,, TIN.
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RnnIK IIeIlla.

The Cleveland Herald of Tuesday
says from the best adviceS it has received
the Owego Bank is still good. The New
York Tribune of Monday says "this bank
has not failed although an ndiscreet pub.
Ilcatlon OF street rumor TO that effect in
the JoHrnal Of Commerce might have pro.
duced such a result. The leading bro
kers have been buying the notes OF this
bank to-day at the same rates as other
State money"
Mr.. Dwight owes the bank of Owego
Sl3C 900, 900; but even in case of his
being lost there would still be left $780,.
600 Of their 100000 capital. Mr.. tIew.
it, one of the wealthiest citizens Of Owe.
80, has guaranteed the deposits,
The Buffalo Commercial says the sus.
pension of Patchin Bank "is understood
to have been brought about by large ad
vances to the Buffalo and New York CITY
Railroad Company"
The Commercial says the bills are a.
bundanlly secured with the Banking De,
partmenl, aud the private fortune OF Mr..
Potchin will be devoted to protect credit.
ors and deposilors,
As regards Ohio Banks. but little need
be apprehended, Our State aud lnde.
pendent Banks are free from all stock lob.
bng alliances; and, as a general thing,
are honestly and ably manaued = mil,
Ereaiag Tribune.
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Getting Gently Shaved,

The rush OF bank note holders 10 bro
ker shops to be shaved. continued all day
yesterday. People seemed scared out o.
their wits. Hundreds exchanged first
class bank notes for 81 per cent of spe
Gle. The brokers are reaping a golden
harvest from the tears of the simple and
the ignorant. We would advise no man
to turn good bank notes into specie at a
discount. The present furry viii soon
be over. People are more scared than
hurt. Several of the banks reported
"failed," d" have not failed. Some that have,
will be able to redeem their issues dollar
for dollar. Let every man keep COOL
Don't get excited, and part with your pa.
per at sacrifice Our remarks are es.
pecalIy intended for mechanics and ia.
borers; as merchants are well posted on
money matters, and are not apt TO be i'm.
posed upon by false reports.
great deal of the panic in the public
mind is Purposely created by shyIocks,
who do II to shave bank notes. at ruin.
Gus discount. 1t is singular that people
so easily fall into this trap, and are gulled
by the slightest rumor.
The run on our banks for specie, has
been heavy for the past Jew days, but
Stacked off considerably yesterday after.
noon. Our banks are perfectly sound
and able to ride out much harder gale
without detriment or danger to their sol.
vency,-f crest City Democrat.
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in any portion of the United States, Tin
our conception. is more imperiously de-
manded than this, nor DO we believe the
stock on any road in the Union will pay
better than this, when the road is compile
ted.
Being as short line from Cincinnati
by Baltimore to Philadelphia and New
York as any direct line from Cincinnati to
Philadelphia or New York--beipg the
extreme Southern line through Ohio, des
tined to receive the first tribute from all
roads passing out from the Ohio river and
from States South of the Ohio river, pas
sing through an inexhaustable bed OF
limestone, nearer Cincinnati than any
other penetrated by r. R. through an in
exhaustable freestone region, and through
an inexhaustable coal and iron region
east of Jackson, to the Ohio river, no
man can calculate the future business of
the line when completed.
That such a line, so important to the
public and to the interest of every citizen
of the country through which it runs,
should be broken down and destroyed by
the impudent interference of another cor
poration, (whose line, especially that part
in this great mineral region is mistake, }
as we have said is an outrage upon the
rights and interests Of men and communi.
ties that should be tested by every imam,
Let every man, therefore, before it is too
late, come to the rescue of this great en-.
terpriSc, shew by his acts that he is re-
solved to have 1t, and willnot be cheated
out of it,
Let the men Of Jackson shew THEN
neighbors of Meigs, Vinton, Pike and
Highland, that they will not be behind
the best of them in the effort now ma
king to save this road from the grasp
of its enemies.
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nEThe New York Tribune, short
time since, gave some interesting facts in
noticing the various kinds of paper, wri.
ting and printed as presented at the Crys.
tai Palace. In France, with 36,O00,0OO
Of people, 10000 tons of paper are pro,
duced annually, one.seventh of which is
exported, leaving four pounds per head to
each inhabilant, In England, with a
population Of $4,000 900, the production
is $4,000 tons, or A pounds per head -
In the United States the production is cal.
culaed TO be the same as that of France
and England together, with no export
giving TO 10000 600 OF free Americans
nearly 49, pounds per head as the year
ly consumption. In other words, be-.
cause the people here are free, possess a
right in public affairs, communicate abun.
dainty in writing, and pay for vast mum.
Der of journals, school books and other
useful publications, they are the greatest
consumers of paper in the .--BuBa.
10 Republic. ........
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DOllnr Weekly TimnS

This excellent dollar paper. published
at Cincinnati, by G. w. Starbuck, & Co.,
is decidedly one Of the best and most in
teresting gazettes in the State. Persons
wishing good miscellaneous paper, we
would advise to subscribe for it at once.
The proprictors deserve much credit for
their determination and success in equal
ing, if not surprising, the Eastern pub
lications, in neatness and cheapncss. We
cheerfully recommend the Dollar Times,
to all our friends.
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Wood bridge IIOuSe

Within few days past, the Wood
bridge House has changed hands. Mr.
A. b. Conner retires, and is succeeded
by Mr. Jacob May, of this city. While
we regret to part with Mr.. c., we feel con,
ildent from the well known capacities OIL
Mr.. May, as caterer to the public, that
the Woodbridge will lose none OF its for.
mer popularity in the hands of the present
manager We wish both outgoing and
incoming landlords, the realization OF their
brightest hopes for success.
The patrons of the house will be glad
to learn that the popular and efficient
clerk Tor some time past, Mr.. Henry w.
Drew. will continue on under the new ar.
rangement A good clerk adds much to a
hotel, and the Woodbridge has one.--
ChW,c0ihe advertiser.
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The GREATEST LIVING CURIosITY.-
We visited the Carolina Twins, who are
paying short visit to our city. A freak
of nature SO extraordinary must be seen
before it can be fully credited. These
children, born in Columbia Co., North
Carolina, are Of negro origine, TO a re-.
markable degree lively and intelligent.
and are beginning TO utter and repeat
words quite distinctly, though only about
sixteen months old. This connection in
much more intimate than that Of Siamese
twins. being joined together at the back
by the union Of two spines in one. Ply.
slcans who have examined them pro.
nounce them to be the greatest curiosity
ever seen or heard of. Some of their
organs are in common whilst others are
perfectly distinct; 0 ten while one is sound
asleep the other is wide awake and play.
iuI. and the connection such that whilst
one sits erect the other can lie down.
Baltimore Sun. .,s-.
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Low RAILROAD FARES IN ENGLAND---
The London Times of October 4lh. states
that the competition between the North
western and the Great Western Railway
Companies has risen to such a pitch that
in one case, where the lines Of the two
great companies run between the same
towns, the traveller may ride a distance Of
sixty miles for six pence, In another
case, the fare for riding ninety miles is
Is. Cd, Such an arrangement we can ca.
silly conceive to be very gratifying to the
travelling public. Whether it is satistac.
tory in its rusullS to the shareholders, is a
different question.
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New York state Election.
New YoRK, Nov. II.

As far as heOred from the State Senate
stands, "a Wing and 8of all other stripes
The Assembly stands, 90 Wings, and
10 all others, with ~ districts 10 hear
from. Dab.
II was reported this morning that N, b
Blunt is elected District Attorney for this
city, by 90 majority.
Carpenter, (Whig) is elected to Con.
greSs from Monroe CO., Dunbar, Demo
crat, is elected 10 Congress from the sec.
ond district; probably Davis, (Democrat)
has 6 % majority in the city.