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Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-07-12
The Sicilian Treaty

The. telegraph reports that Mr.. E. J..
Morris, United States charge daffaires
at Naples, has negotiated with the gov.
ernment Of the Two Sicilies a conven.
ton E moving all quarantine obs!ruc'
lions to our commerce; so that all the
ports OF the United States arc now in free
pratique with the kingdom.
This treaty would have been conclu.
del long ago but for the imPossibility oil
obtaining action on the part Of our gov
ernmcnt. Tne dispatches Of Mr.. Morris
lay TO. months 10 the State Department
no, only neglected, but unacknowledged'
in the meantime our commerce was sui
fering GENEROUSLY from the absurd res,ric
lions Of the Neapoli,an government
Albany Euexing Jounal.
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Excitement at INDIANAPOLIS.

= John Freeman, colorel man, for
the last six years resident in lniian.
npolis, was arrested on Tues lay on the
nj iavil Of Pleasant Ellington, Of Ky.
as fugitive slave and belonging 10
him. The Journal gives the following
account Of the matter: F 't-e'
The claimant omittel 10 state in his
af1i lav,t the time when the slave es.
capeI. The counsel for Freeman
moved 10 quash the sffi lavi, for this de.
feet. Cn motion, the claimant was
nermited to amend his affidavit, fixing
March, 1885, as the time Of escape
The counsel for freeman. hal in the
meantime, procured writ Of Habeus
Corpus 10 issue; upon. which freeman
was brought before Hon. Stephen Mejo.
Judge Of the 5,h Judicial Circuit, and
time was given until yesterday, at Q O..
clock; to plead. AT Q o'clock the corn'
sci fled several pleas; among them,
and the msin one, il a positive allega.
ton by Freeman, under oath. that he il
FREQ man; anI his plea sets forth and
rests upnn divers papers and guardian.
appoin,edhy courts OF Va. and Ga. and
upon Rec osds Of eour,s under the seal
thereof beginning sslar back as 1881,
showing that no was AMI Is a free
man. ,,,rs s, .,s,e., .+,., .s,+ Z. q- n,
The counsel plead a large number o.
/ pa psts as evidence Of freeman, and
Eluruishel copies to the claimant. Upon
the filing oftho pleas counsel for claim
| ant ssked untill TO day to reply. lis.
This is an exciting case. freeman il
Ea very respectable man -universallY 60
I,eeme;i, ana has acquired I handsome
properly siacs 10 caaie hers Ia ls4A.--
He brcughs wish him ante alspositsd. ia
1 the Bank ea his arrival here >eoo--im
msdia,sly bossht property y-msrrisd
tsprish,ly sisly ihen living il The fanil,
| sf Rev. INV. Bsscher. Frsswa1 hs'
|ssv I iamify dsf three chiidfsns lfss
iSSsa, % ~ cass stands. be Il nss ss
~ LIKELY = - tspssassd ivy xst . u i.
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The Paducoh Pennant is the title OF
SAMUEL PIxE.s new paper, published at
Psducsh, Ky., .Iiis . neat paper and. il
we'll filed with choice and pithy EDITOR.
ais and selected mstter. Mr.. PixE is
one OF the OLD wheelhorses IN the edi,o
rial corps Of Kcnlucky and Ohio. snd
can not fail to be literally patronized.
wherever he wislds his vigorous pen.
The foreman who seeks, 10 have abost
with him always .tsels tho force Of his
we'll directed rojoindcrs. For the last
fifteen years we have extended and re-
ceived the usual editorial courtesies with
him, and although he has repeatedly Civ.
en- US some pretty heavy shots from his
locker, we cannot but recognize him as
one Of our csteem'd friends, hope the Pen
nant will be literally patronized by the
Southwestern Kentuckians Of all parties
Each subscriber will get the worth Of hi.
moncy.-Record
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HOME.

Iknow Of no passage IN clsssical III.
erature mors beautiful or affecting than
that where Xsnophon, in his eAnabasis.
describes the effect produced on the
remnant Of The ten thousand Greeks
when after passing through dangers
without number rthey at length ascendel
sacred mountain, and from its poak
and summit caught sight Of the sea-
Dsshing their bucklers with hymn Of
Joy, they rushed ,umul,uuously forward.
Some wept with tho fulness OF their de.
lirious pleasure, others laughed. and
more (ell on their knees and blessed
that broad ocean. Across its blue wa.
.iers, little floating sea birds, the memo.
rails Of their happy homes. came and
fannel their weary souls. All the per.
ills they had encountered, all the com.
panions they hal lost, all the miseries
they hal enlursl, were in an instant
forgotten, and nought was with them
but he gentle phantom Of past and lu.
ture Joys. One was again securing on
his fleet steel across the hoof.trollen
plains Of Thessaly; another rsclined be.
meath the flower. crowned rocks Of Ar.
cadia, and gaze into the dreamy eyes
Of her whose form amidst battle anil
bivouac, was ever with HIM; u third re.
callcl that prou day when before the
Streaming eyes Of his overjoyed parents,
AMI amid the acclamations Of all Greece
he bore off from amid competitors thu
laurel wreath Of the Olympian victor.
Oh! home, magic spell, all powerful
home! how strong must have been thy
influence, when thy fain,est memory
coul call these bronzed heroes of a
thousand fights to weep like fearful
woman! With the cooling freshness
Of desert fountain, with the sweet fra.
GRANGE Of flower found in winter. you
came across the great waters to those
wandering men, and beneath tho peace.
ful shadow Of your wings their souls
found rest!
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A Steam Fire EngInel: } ]

r., IN, Cincinnati The fircmen have recent.
ly been testing the pfscticability ofn
steam Ere engine. II is Of largo size,
weighs about Ave tons, Atesm box six
feet by four feet, contains two engines oil
TWO feet s,r.ke AMI six inches 'lis meter
Of cylinder, throws a seven .sigh,hs inch
stream three hundred feet--l. and 3.4
inch stream 900 feet. Q l.2 inch stream
$40 feet, dead stream, tha. 10, before II
breaks. II will throw eight streams of
7.S inch al once. Il 10 used to play di.
rcctly on the FIRE. Some objection has
been raised by the citizens on account
Of is being locomotive, but now four
horses a.e auached to enable engineers
to guide it, no, to draw il, for there is no
difficulty in drawing it BY steam, but as
our 81 ects arc much obstructed by We.
hicles anl passers, there would DO some
danger in "letiing her out" When on
level street The traces are slack. i
Necessary, q force Of seveniy.6vo horse
power can be applied 10 the drivisl
wheels. Cos, about $4,000. This be-
ing the frs. attempt, il has cost more
than one can now be built for, as tn.
expense efpatterns would be save.l. A
similar engine would now be bull, fol
about six THOUSAND dollars. s
It has raised the steam, run 4 squares
,nl had water on the FIRE in just sever
minutes from the lighting ofths FIRE. 81
saw it working" "says writer, "when j
threw q two inch steam two hundred
feet, after passing through about one hun
drei feet Of hose. It requires only 6v'
men 10 manage the apparatus"
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COOL COURAGE.

At Albany New York, last week. a
team Of horses ran of with wagon in
which little child was left alone. A
young lady saw the danger and III an in.
stant prepared to rescue the little fellow.
Throwing her hat and shall on the side.
walk. she made spring for the tail ol
the wagon, just as i, was darsing by her,
and, as good luck would have It, caught
i, firmly. the momentum Of the wagon
jerking her inside Of the box. She imme.
iIiately claspel the child in her arms,
AMI, ,seizing favorable moment, sprang
20 the ground, without injury either to
herself or to the little foundling.-Such
a heroine deserves 10 have husband and
a baby Of her own.
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THE CAPTURE OF TnREESLAVERS.

Il, the course oi debate ia the Brit.
ish House of Commons, the Earl Of Car
Isle sal that few moun,hs since while
British war steamed, calle the Ves'
tai, comman le by brave fellow, Cap
tain Hamilton was layin.i in Havana the
clipper.buiIt SLAYER, the Venus ofgreat
sailing capacity, was preparing TO leave
the port in orler to pulsue her piratical
traffic. The war steamer at the time
was being painted and re(ued, and bu.
ring this process the SLAYER sliped away.
As soon as Captain Hamilton founl how
matters stood, he acte with the prompt.
i,u le onl decision worthy Of British
officer. We give the sequel in Lori
Barlisle's own works
AT daydreak Captain Hamilton sprang
from his be |, anil in less than three min.
utes the Vestal was under crow,l Of
canvass, and as she passed out Of harbor'
the foreign ships, among other the Ameri,
cans, like cool kinsmen, gave her q
lou chser. As soon as she got out Of
harbor, tae Venus was recognized BY
the whiteness Of her new sails, and pur.
, suei, but night and another thunder.
storm came on, conjecture she was fol.
Lowell anil overtaken at the Bahama
shoals. The Vestal darel not approach
her. there being only four fa.homs. less
O quarter water. Captain Hamilton,
however, tried the effect Of long shot
which pitched right into her, anil she
yieldel. lmme liately aher two othel
schooners appeared among the break
ers. The Ves,al could not approach
them. What was 10 he done! Captain
Hamilton went on board his prize, and
holding his revolver to his slave cap
tain. head. made him steer straight tc
the other schooners, and capture.l both
anil found that they contained slave
decks, manacles, and all The usual fit
tings ofvessels intenle lor slave trade
besides several letters duplicating per
sons in the town and vessels in th'
harbor. When the Ves,al returned u
Havana. towing in her three prizes al
old American said. "lt makes my hear
flow over to see the old country comm,
out 90 proul." u
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TIE Gardiner Cass.

The District Cour, Of the District Of
Columbia has granted O. consinuance in
the case Of the GARplseas, one OF whom
10 indicted for perjury and the other for
fraud. Theresis but very H.tle do.b,
about GARDNER being in Al dilemma
now. After svading giving proper and
precise description, ofthe mines he claims
iA have been expelled from, ior long
time, he has q. last done 50: anl at the
forthcoming tf;al, the commissioners semi
foa,. by the government will have sssurn;
si. The description GAnplErk. save i
,hsssht 10 apply 10 mines 10 the State o.
Quafstaso. 1hich GAAkpxsR never he'd
any intefsa ii. He located bic minsi
|la the Stale u San Louis Patesi<-.
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Another Embryo State.

No sooner is one State admitted into
the Union than another begins knocking
at tho door. No sooner is Minnesota
and Washington territories formed. than
the eyes Of enterprise marks upon the
map another territory. where, in the fu.
,ure, the same glorious laws which rule
in our confederacy will one day shield
the interest Of millions.
The Washington Union contains o
communic alton from Henry 4. Shcool'
craft, Esq, in which he describes sec
tion Of county which ia known by the
name Of Alhara. He says it is an at
tractive, we'll timbered, and fertile area
Of country. lying Immediately west o
the Rocky Mountains. Its mill! TEN
perate lathu les, to which, for the pur
pose Of dis,inc, allusion, he applies the
abo. i'm; | term. The area is about fi(
,y miles brua |, AMI it lies parallel 't
the Rocky Mountains for distance o
several hundred miles. 1t gives rise 't
both o.: the main an numerous sui
aalucnts ofthe Columbia river. 1t is
high plain. which is Gu, through by ,hes'
affluen,s Of most fertile character
bcatin 'r,e", AMI in some places SOM
hiah grass; anl while the strean 5 create
abundant water power for lumber an
grain mills AMI machinery, they ar
free, OF nearly free from inunda,ion q
their banks. This district probabl
comprehen Is 25 900 square miles, ar
lifts capacities Of production have beel
correctly estimate |, would sustain pop
u alton greater than some Of the Easter
AMI Atlantic S,ates.-Statesman.
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SQuatting,


The following account Of an event in
Traverse dc Sioux will give an idea OF
the state OF s 'cety in some of the distan,
locations Of Uncle Sans domncns:
"a young man, SOME months since,
went TO Traverse dc Sioux, made claim
an pIoushe.l, s,akel out, and improved
his lani. Having business to attend to,
he lef, for Illinois, AMI during his
absen. :hrec brothers, strangers, wen,
to Traverse, anil, contrary TO Gus.
tom. law, honor. an.l the advice Of the
inhabitants, made themselves masters oI
the young mans property. On his re
turn he, Of course, clain,el his land
whereupon a quarrel arose, AMI in the
heat Of anger, tho brothers attacked and
shot the young man.
1.-THE citizens were So incensel a
such conduct, that they resolved at oac,
having no magistrate 10 appeal toto hav.
Lynch law, and hang or shuot them
down at once. The missionaries, how
ever, interfercd an persuaded the people
not 10 take their lives: but they coulI
not prevail on them 10 wait for the Law
Of the territory TO take its course. Ac
cordingly somc citizens had taken tht
three brothers, bound them TO trees, an.
with cat.o'.nine.tails. made expr 'ssly
gave them such whipping as will taxi
q lifetime to forget-onc man indeel
prayci them to shoot him, to put hin
out ofhis misery. They were placed il
a canoe AMI sent alrifi, AMI their cabir
burnel. We are happy to learn ,ha
the young man whom they sho, still
lives" ..''''.'.l
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From the New York Evening Post democratic, ]
A Borrower of Trouble.

The Washington Union homiletic ally
says: s-- s:r g. ~
ut is refreshing to turn from the com.
plants Of the Wig press in regail to
the dispensa.ion Of tho patronage ofthe
General Government TO the elevated ana
ennobling duties an responsibilities Of
the Executive, as indicated BY the signs
Of the times, or as they lay broad an'l
plain before him in the path ofthe near
future. 1t is like ascending from the
malaria Of the Pontine marshes 10 the
mountains Of Italy, and drinking in
health ami inspiration from that heav'
enly prospect which has been celebrated
by the poet and the painter for hundreds
ofyears."
We have heard nothing Of any Whis
complaints about the administration, ex'
cept from the Washington Union. Tha
p,int has been laborns with supeauous
zeal for some to make the country be-
leve that the President has about a,
much as he can do to get along agains
the curren. Of oppositions which the Ua
ion is helping him 10 stem. The fact is
no better evidence Of the strength oI The
Administration could be required thar
may be found in the slightness Of th'
impression which the Unions constan
defence ofithas produce i upon its pop
ularity. We do no, see bu, it is just al
strong now, as it was before the Unior
commence telling the country what no
belly else had hearl Of, or would ever
have suspected, that the Wing press o
the county was making terrible ravage'
upon its character. We remember ono,
to have hearl famous wag Of this cit,
say, during the closing year Of Tyler
lministraiion, that he felt that his coun
try was safe. for, said he.."a governmen
that can stand such Presiden, as JOIN
Tyler, can stand anything" We ma!
say with equal propriety that an admin
isiration that can stand the kind Of sub
port that President Pierce has bsen re
ceiving oflate fton tho Union is equal!
bey,nl the reach Of danger.
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AN ACT or Jurisdiction and Procedure
before Justices of the Peace, and Of
the duties Of Cons,ables in Civil
Cases. 4 t..,-.. .e.,. +
..... ARTICLE |.
OF THE JURIsDIcrIoN Of JUSTICES OF THE
Be It enacted by the General Assem-.
bly, Of the State Of Ohio: Sec. l. The
Jurisdiction Of Justices Of the Peace in
civil cases shall unless otherwise direc.
ted BY law, be limited TO the township
wherein they may have been elected,
and whore they shall reside. r.ae'.'
Sec. Q. Justices Of the Peace within
ard co.extensive with their respectiv
counties, shall have jurisdiction and au.
thority: X
Ito administer any oath or affirma.
ton authorized or required by law to
be alministered:
2-To take the acknowledgement Of
deeds, mortgages and other instruments
Of writing: -
3-To solemnize marriages: 'ff
4-To issue subpoena for Witnesses,
and coerce their attendance in causes
or matters pending before them or 9TH
er cause or matter wherein they may be
require to take depositions:
5-To try the action for the forcible
entry and detention, or the detention
only Of real property: ..el
go proceel against security foi
costs and bail for the stay Of execution
on their dockets:
Ito issue executions on judgments
rendered by them: -
| o-To proceed against constables fail
ing to make return, making false return
or iailingto pay over money collects
on execution issued by such Justice:
lO-To try the right Of claimant te
property taken in execution or ON at
tachment:
Ito act in the absence Of III.
Probate Julge in the trial OF contested
elections Of Justices Of the Peace.
! Sec. 8. No householder or freehol
der resident Of the county, shall ba held
to answer summons issued against hin
BY q Justice, in a civil matter, in any
to wnship of such county. other than tha
where he shall reside, except in the ca
ses following:
! I-Where there shall be no Justice
Of the Peace for the township in which
the defendant may reside: OF 9!t.
2-Where the only Justice residing
therein Is interested in the controversy
or: ~
s-Where he shall bs related. q
father, father.in.law, guardian. ward
uncle, nephew, OF cousin. 70 either Q
,he parties. and there 10 no justice in tb'
township competent 70 Try the cause
In the foregoing excepted cases. The ae
l ZION may be, brought before any justic'
Of an adjoining township Of the SAM
comfy. AMI the jus.ics shail state o
his docket the reason Of bis taking -
| ris3iction: ~ s fsF' to4
i g 4-4-Whsss the summons - aeconPs
l'niel with IN order 10 attach property,
4 the iuAsdieiion shall BE- so-sssensls'
i with the county, S ~, ( So. !.
II 6lWhea t1o or 0efs pefeeas seal
1 be isintly, OF joiatty and ssvesaity bonns
His any ,ishs 'of sonsrec;s % otAesWia
,tiaiusIy lishls. .iaSshs sams setjoa, 40
issuidcs ~ d'Gstsat tcyaseipa q ~
.naiDes 6u6rlF. ~ plAiata9 ~ -
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Genuine Eloausnce.

Al the Hibernian Society Festival, ,giv.
en- in San Francisco, several toasts Of a
very pungent and spirited character,
we're given, and several speeches male,
some Of which abound in the ,ruest elo.
qbence. THE men ti '9s' were toasted,
and Richa,d T0bin responded. A few
brief sentences will show the spirit of.he
whole. After speaking OF the various
heroes Of his subject. Mr. T. went on 10
shyt
"But Of him whom the ardent adm'ra.'
ton Of my youth le6sd-of him whose
virtue. genius, and pat iotism constitute
the pride and boast Of my manhoo.l--
who shall speak Of, Robert Emmett! l
dare not attempt TO eulo, ise him; | would
rsther pay his memory the respect ofsol
emn silence. will however, take oc.
casion 10 call 10 your recollection the
complete refutation Of the malignant
slander Which had been uttered against
himself and his c0mpdlriots, tha, their
aims were selfish, their desires personal
aggrandizement or the realization Of
some vision Of lawless ambition. i'm.
asine even now behold him establish.
ilg irrpfragibly ia the Haavcn.devised ell.
oquence of his last speech, the purity OF
his motives. the grandeur Of his phlan.
,hrory-so convincingly, too, that even
the unreIenting tool Of the British Exec.
utivc who then disgrace,l the juIicial
bench bef're him, coul" not help evinc.
ing by his conduct on that memorable
ocr aston, how unjusti6able, how impi.
Gus WIS the murder Of that gallant pat.
riot. y
Why pursue the painful narrative. -
They are gone, anil all that now remain.
TO US Of the ghas,ly drama Of murder
prescription, rapine, plumber, the lash
tho triangle. tho pitch.cnp. improvised
gallows-is narrowing recollection. To
say that do not desire vengeance fol
those deeds Of blood, woull be an afec
tation OF charity unworthy Of AT Irish
man. Noon the contrary, lshope Il
sec that day when Reimbursement
disen,hralleJ and regeneratel by the spi
rit Of her revolutionary Democracy
shall write with the hearts blool OF h.
,yran,s the ep,apns Of her pa,riots!
A grcut man has said, anil it may b.
considered almost an apothcgm, that ev
Icry nation has its star. This is ideal
and that the star which lit the way o
The wise men in the Eastern heavens
the star Of biblical tradilion-was but
myth, symbol pre6gurative Of dis,nc
genius, and separate law Of guidance
10. every people in tho general destiny
The star which blazed in the heavens o
Rome was Jupiter or Mars-Power; tn
star which shed its lustre over Greco
was Verus, the beautiful. So may tn
star which 81 all hereafter light the dan
gerous path Of the Irish Patriot in !h
progress 10 the consummation Of hi
countrys' freedom. be the deels an
memory Of the men Of '9s-indicatin
Patriotism, Truth, and Right e.erna! =
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, rPSstn the I.0sl.viIc JeurnalJ
70 MISS NJ r. 3. M

Blus eyed maidep! bright eyed maiden
Whittier, in the realm OF Aidenn,
Where the bending b,uyhs are laden
With fraitaye fof.the blest.
Did you win tha!beautyl beAming.
Like an angel one. that's dreaming = L.
Gold winged sisters watch her rost
Like the willow boughs, that droopins
In ailken chcls looping. ~ 4'- -
Ger the clear, deep wafer STOPPING.
Fall thy jetty lashes down, ....
Till each glance 10 half uncertain.
veiied beneath that silken curtain,
Making beauty all is own.
Was their light from some star taken.
Which was ne'er by Him forsaken,
Where the hallowed ylones waken
In brighter sheen than ours;
Where the sun, her vigil keeping,
Never woke world 10 weeping.
In the land Of love and Aowersi
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The Washington Republic wsrml,

The Washington Republic warmly
sppfoves Of the appointment Of Mr.
WALKER, as Commissioner to China
excepting his ultra free trade notions
Oh! as ia man was fit TO be sent 10 Chi
ma, in the present emergency when in
ercbange il the very object ofihis going
who 10 not in favor ofthe liberal com
mercisl policy. 1t is the very best rec
ommendation for the post. II isa quail
i6ca ton essen.ial to his success.-.
Stasesman. s7t "a ic gths