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"By the Grace of God,

"By the Grace of God,
awe, Nicolas l.,
emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias and
Car of Poland, &C., &C.,
Inform all people,
BE it known to our beloved and faithful subjects
"The defence of our faith has always been the
sacred duty of our blessed ancestors, &c &c.
The above is part of the late extraordinary proc
lamation of the Emperor of Russia. Douglas Jer-
rold thus paraphrases the document, in honest old
English:
'SIf Turkey will concede the privileges she has
denied if she will respect those rights she
has never yet violated )f in fact she will humble
herself in the DUST that orthodox foot may step
from the neck of Abdel Medjid to the back of our
war-horse, why then-with a few other matters du-
y concedcd--we will again let mercy assert its
sway and (for o little while) return the road we
came.
But if the nfdel will not listen to reason, then
let him open his ears to shot and shells. The an
gel Michael will carry to Constantinople and
bestow upon us his angelic benedicton at the altar
of st. Sophia We have full confidence in the
right hand of the Almighty" " and the spears of our
COssacks!
Blasphcmy on a great scale is the privilege of
kings. Common men can only sin up to common
mark but there is no line to be kept by line i'm
pcrial. The Emperor Nicholas in the above atroc-
ity blasphemcs even like pit of devils; peting
heaven with his mockcries of justice and relig gion
His words are for peace whilst his eye glistens
with the hope of blood; he protests against love
of conquest, and bids his army-like flight of car
ron birds-preparc to snuff the far off slaughter.
The Ottoman Porte has "bound itself solemnly
to respect" the privileges of its Christian subjects
but such binding is not sufficient unless the men,
bcrs of the ' orthodox subjects" be bound to the
Russian Autocrat Allow and accept Inc as part
master in your dominions-- until such time as it
may suit me to become sole owner r)-and | viii!
even now sheathe the sword and unload the gun
Otherwise, God will fight for us; | have tre-
mcndous park of artillery. Gods angels will fight
for us; for | have hundreds Of thousands in Rus
sian regimentals. Therefore, in the name of God,
and in the name of HIM (whose generalissimo any
who came to bring peace and goodwill to all men,
will give Constantinope to my pious legions and
your women to the converting tenderness of my
thodox Cossacks
And after this fashion Nicholas damns himself
10 everlasting nfamy as colossal homicide po-
litico-military monster threatening in the of
orthodoxy One hand hourishing q sword about the
head of the Turk and the other swinging a Greek
censor.
History will be loud in her denunciation of the
usurping tyrant; in the meanwhile, sixty-eight
Founders may be little louder In his present
campaign, Nicholas must trust less to the holiness
of his cause than the weight of his artillery. As
surcdy, not Nicholas by the grace of God but
Nicholas by the grace of G,m
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/ COLOMA EL DORADO COUNTY, CALL SATURDAY MORNING. NOV

We have rarely met with anything more exqui-
sitely beautiful than the following
The SUNBEAM, DEw-DRoP AND Rosa dew
drop hung trembling like timid thing upon the
soft velvet leaf of a rose. Itsparkled and tashed
each time the breeze wooed the rose bud with myr-
lads of brilliant hues, till it seemed if rainbow
had been imprisoned within its crystal bosom, and
was struggling to escape Now the rose beheld Its
beauty, and thought she had never seen SO lovely
creature; so she spoke to it gently, in voice that
seemed like the essence of a summer wind
Beautiful dew-drop!' said the rose, " love you
You like the stars that see looking down from
heaven on me when the wind wakens me at night ;
but love you more than do them, for you are
near me, and they are far away. Come dwell with
me ever, sweet gem of the morning, and to thee
will unlock all the fragrance of my bosom"
The rose as she spoke unfolded her delicate leaves
until the dewdrop beheld the crimson depths OF her
heart glowing with love and passion
Just then sly sunbeam pecped out from behind
an embroidered cloud and saw the dew-drop which
was quivering with emotion at the declaration OF
the rose.
"Hecd not the foolish flower sweet dew-drop!" !"
cried the sunbeam; she would never love you as
can. Be mine, and will bear thee up amongst the
highest stars of heaven and when look at thee
thou shalt outshine them all"
The dew-drop was bewildered, and knew not what
to say. 1t would gladly have reigned in the golden
beavens, and been the queen OF the stars, but 1t
feared the fierce ardor of the sunbeam ; and then
the kept whispering such sweet things to it
with its messy lips that it could not help loving its
gentle voice. SO it thought little, and then re-
piled to the sunbeam thus:
"O golden sunbeam who gazest 1T me with
thine eyes of splendor thou art far too great for me
to love thee. What would |, poor, timid dew
drop, do, welded to such magniicence as thine
At thy first embrace, l should melt away and van
ish like the morning mist upon the hills But the
sweet rose l love dearly. Her kisses are ladcned
with perfume, and from her bosom steals forth all
the fragrance of love. o fond and beautiful flower
in thy rosy chalice | will dwell for ever and be
happy!'
So saying, the dew-drop slid gently down into
the glowing bosom of the rose, and nestled among
her velvet leaves.
Sensible dew-drop! we'll didst thou know that it
is not the love that dazzles most which brings the
greatest peace. The love of the sunbeam would
have been fatal to thee, while that of the gave
thee happiness and contentment Love- like the
skylark, though sometimes soaring to heaven, still
builds its nest upon the earth
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ALPS for the best +! be sanguinc and checrful
Trouble and sorrow are friends in disguise;
Folly alone goes faithlcss and fearful;
Courage forever is happy and wise
All's for the bcst-ir men would but know it
Providence wishes us all to be blest;
This is 10 dream of pundt or poet;
Heaven is gracious, and--ail's ioi the best
AL for the best sci this on your standard,
Soldier OF sadness or pilgrim ofloye,
Whoto the shores Of despair may have wandered,
way-wearicd swallow, or heart stricken dove.
All for the best be a man, but conliding;
Providence tendery governs the rest;
And the flail bark of lis creature He's guiding,
Wisely and wary. all for the best.
Ill for the best then fling away tcrrors,
Meet all your foes and your fears in the van;
and in the midst of your dangers or errors,
Trust like child, while you strive like man.
AIS for the best unbiased, unbounded,
Providence rcigns from the East to the West,
md b. wisdom and mercy surrounded,
Hope and be happy, that all's for the best.
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RATHER CooL.--A gentleman residing in vii
lage not many miles from Exeter, New Hampshire,
finding that the dimuntion of his woodpile contin-
ued after his fires were out, lay awake night in
order to obtain if possible clue to the mystery
At an hour when "all honest folks should be in
bed' hearing an operator at work in the yard, he
cautiously raised his chamber window, and saw his
lazy brother trying to get large log on his wheel
barrow.
"You are pretty fellow" said the owner, ''come
and steal my wood while sleep
"Yes" replied the thief 'and | suppose you
would stay up there and me break my back
with lifting, before you'd offer to come and help
me-"
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ELOQUENT ExrRAcT.--The following beautiful
comparison is from a lecture delivered at ST. Louis
by Thomas +. Mcagher:
One fair morning towards the close of the sum-
mer stood in field that overlooked the Hudson
was struck with the glowing rpeness of the fruit
which waved around me- and broke into an express
sion of delight. 1t seemed to me the most glorious
that earth could bring forth
''That seed' said one who stood by, " came from
Egypt"
= 1t has been buried in the tomb of kngs-and
laid with the dead for three thousand years But
though wrapped in shroud and locked within the
pyramids it dies not 1t lived in the slence-lived
in the darkncss-liyed under that mighty mass of
stone--lived with death itsef-and now that the
dust of kings has been disturbed-that they have
been called and moved not--that the bandages arc
moved and they open not their eyes, behold the seed
civ eth forth life, and the fields eoice in its glory
And tl~ 80 il, tlaJ the cneryivs, the instinct the
faith, and the vitalities which have been crushed
elsewhere have been cntombed cscwhere--in these
virgin soils revive, and that which seemed mortal
becomes mpershabe. And thus it is, that even
here the seed will multiply, and borne back to the
ancient land, will people the places that DESC
late; the wilderness shall be made glad.
Children of the old world, be of good cheer -
Whilst in the honestly the Rhonc, the Seine, the
Danube and the Arno, the Shannon and the SUR
in the homes you have left, the wicked seem to
prosper, and spurious Scnates provide for the off
spring Of the tyrant, even to the third and fourth
generation, Freedom strengthens herself in these
lands, and in the midst of countless hosts. concen-
trates the power by which the captive shall be re-
deemed, and evil lords dethroned
This shall be the glory of America
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cautions necessary for his personal security, it had
been the desire of the British Government to render
his situation as comfortable us possible; that the
house. furniture and effects of every kind coming
out for his use certainly indicated as much regard
as it was possible to show him consistent with the
main object for which this place of residence had
been selected. Let them send me coffin: a couple
of balls in the head is all that is necessary What
does it signify to me whether lie velvet couch
or on fusan | am q soldier, and accustomed to
everything. have been landed here like convict,
and proclamations forbid the inhabitants to speak
to me- -attrbuing great deal of all this to the
Admiral but concluded with saying, 1T is not that
the Admiral is bad man.. The conversation then
turned on the localities of Longwood House. He
inveighed bitterly against it; said he was excluded
from all communication with the inhabitants that
many persons in the town would willingly como to
him, but that they afraid to ask for passes:
that he had no trees about him that this alone
rendered the spot dctestable; that he could not ride
to any extent; that he wished to have q greater
range for his exercise without being accompanied
by an officer that unless gave him greater range
could do nothing for him told him the range
of Longwood was greater than any other piece of
ground ON the island. He said perhaps so; but that
there the camp on part of it. He did not want
to see the camp always; he could not ride where
that was. lie wished the people of the island might
be allowed to come and see him. He REQUIRED fire.
quenty to the hardship there was IN deprvlng nm
Of all intercourse with them His addresses to me
on this point were humble and artful they obtained
no assent from me. He spoke of my having insist
ed on seeing his servants; that it was strange
thing to interfere between a man and his ralet de
chambre; that personally seeing and examining the
servants after having received their declaration, was
as much to say, in good French, that they had
lied | told him it Count Bertrands fault.
had pointed out to him the way in which intend
cd to receive their declaration he wished it to Dc
otherwise; but had insisted upon receiving it in
the manner had indicated 'Ah this is now
OVER he replied. He said he would recommend to
the four who had signed their declaration to leave
him whenever he found his situation more precisely
defined and should make application for their being
permitted to do so. He said Repeat everything |
have mentioned toyou to your Government. Iwish
them to know my sentiments On going away |
again offered him medical assistance. 4 want no
DOCTORS he replied These were the last words he
addressed to me-.
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FAsHoN-WHAT SHE DoEs-Fashion rules the
world and most tyranical mistress she is, compell-
ing people to submit to the most nconvenient things
immaginable, for fashions sake.
She pinchcs our feet with tight shoes, or chokes
us with tight neckerchief or squeczcs the breath
out of our body by tight lacing.
She makes people sit up at night when they
ought to be in bed, and keeps them in bed in the
morning when they ought to be up and doing.
She makes it vulgar to wait on ourselves, and
genteel to live idle and useless.
She makes people visit when they would rather
stay at home eat when they not hungry and
drink when they are not thirsty.
She invades pleasure and interrupts our
business.
She compels people to dress gaily, whether upon
their property that Of Others whether agreeable
to the word of God or the direction of pride
She ruins health and produces Sickness destroys
life and occasions death
She makes foolish parents invads of children,
and servants Of ALL
She is u tormcntor of conscience despocr of mo-
ralty and enemy of religion, and no can be
her companion and enjoy either.
She is despot of the highest grade full of in
trigue and cunning and yet husbands wives. faith
ers, mothers, sons, daughters, and servants black
and white, voluntarily have become her obedient
servants and slaves, and vie with another to
who shall be the most obsequious.
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Bay~ " Mrs Smith, do you know where the de-
fendant can be found -
"No sir I'm not his keeper, and never expect
to be.
go That may all very well be, but the Court is not
quite satisfied that he isn't yours. Again enquire
do you know where the defendant can be found.
C No sir-ree. ~
Recess for fifteen minutes, to give Mrs. Smith
time to "coo off
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D7g~ 1t must be gloomy moment to one who is
Just leaving the world to think that no human being
has been made the better for his existence and
that possibly thousands have been made worse, and
willcontinue to be more and moro deprayed long
after he shall cease to be tenant of this earthly
abode.
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pse~ Sir, said little clustering man to his
religious opponent, ~ say, sir, to what sect do you
think belong!" "Well don't exactly know,
replied the other, but to judge from your make,
size and appearance, should say you belonged to
a class called the INSECT. ="
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a~ The richest genius, like the most fertile soil,
when uncultivated, shoots up into the rankest
weeds and instead of vines and olives for the pleas
ure and use of man, produces to its sothfu owner
the most abundant crop of poisons.
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this strong figure: Like the fabled animal ofwarm
countries which cools his victim with his wings
whilst he draws from his veins the last drop of his
blood, acoha kills the drunkard whilst gratifying
his annette -
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"a young man, member of an evangelical
church," advertses in a New York paper for board
sin pious family where his Christian example
would be considered compensation. Who will
open the door for this pious youth
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JONATHAN AT SMYRNA.

Taper and Tadpole are beginning to see that Kos
suth's visit to America not great failure as
they fancicd. Time has perhaps not come for the
children of George Washington to interfere decis-
lively in the affairs of Europe, but every year it
elapses brings it nearer, and already the despotic
powers are finding that in their hanging and scour-
ging--their illegal arrests and their cowardy as
sassinatons they have to reckon with other men
than Austrian Aberdeen The Intervention at
Smyrna was noble and glorious. Kossuths officer,
M. Kosta travelling about in Turkey like any other
gentleman is suddenly arrested by order of the
Austrian consul Fancy Count Colorado sending
off one of his hussars to st. JOhns-wood to arrest
Kossuth! Fancy Kossuth in the hands of these
Austrian hussars, dragged like feon through the
public streets, forced down to London bridge. and
there carried on board an Austrian brig! Would
not Englishmen seeing such things DONE rise up in
their Indignation and pull the Austrian embassy
about the ambassadors ears? This is what has
been done at Smyrna to- M. Kosta, without, so far
as is known, word of protest on the part of Eng
land. Thank heaven, however there is no Austrian
Aberdeen in Washington to arrest the generous i'm
pulse--the prompt nterfercnce--of the other half
of the Anglo-Saxon people. An American captain,
present at Smyrna when the illegal act was COM
mitted, runs his corvette alongside the Austrian
brig, and demands the prisoner. The demand is
refused and Jonathan sends word that he shall
stand no nonsense and if M. Kosta is not delivered
up to him in six hours he shall sink the brig This
is kind of language perfectly ineligible even to
q Croat Austria had better not bring the Ameri-
can navy down upon her little fleet and if the Croat
likes to Join the Cossack in his march on Constant
nope, good and well the day of battle will have
come and it will be France, England and America
Poland, Italy and Hungary--light, liberty, and
cvilization--agains the black and blghting dcs-
posm of the north.
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INTERvENTIoN WITH VENGEANcE.--One of the
London organs of English public opinion, Douglas
Jcrrolds paper, thus glorifes the position suddenly
taken by the American Navy represented by Capt.
lngraham Of the corvette st. Louis, and supported
by John Brown, our charge in Consantnople, The
cheering which proceeds from our mother-land is
welcome sound to American ears.
COCKCROW.
Whilst the cock with lively din
Scattcrs the rear of darkness thin.-NUtOn.
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He who gives himself airs of importance exhibits
the credentials of impotence.
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Somebody says the Mississippi has raised one
foot. When it raises the other, it will probably
run.
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The REASON WHY BRUDDER DICKSON LEFT THE
CHURcH.-Mr. Dickson, coored barber in one of
our large New England towns was shaving one Of
his customers one morning, when q conversation
occurred between them respecting Mr.. Dckson's
former connection with colorcd church in that
place
Il believe you are connected with the church in
Elm Street Mr. Dickson" said the customer.
"No sab, not at all. "
What-are you not member of the \ frican
church ?n
"Not dis year. sah.'
"Why did you leave their communion, Mr.. Dick
son If may be permitted to ask you
Why, tell you, sab, said Mr. Dickson, strap
ping a concavc on the palm of his hand 1T
was just like dis jned that are church in good
faif glib ten dollars towards de stated preach Oh
dc gospill, de fuss year, and de church peopil all
call me Brudder Dickson De secondsyear my bu-
siness not good, and only glib five dollars. Dat
year the church peopil call me MIR. Dickson. Dis
razor hurt you, sab !'
"Oh, no.
"Well, sah de third year feel very poor-sick-
ness in my family didn't glib nofin for dc
preachn. Well, sah arter dat dey all call me ole
nigger Dickson, and so left EN-
So saying, MIR. Dickson brushed his customers
hair, and the gentleman departed, well satisfied
with the reason why Mr. Dickson left the church,
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WHY People DRINK.-Mr A. drinks because
his Doctor has recommended him to take little
suthin'.
Mr. B. because his doctor ordered him not to and
he hates quackery.
MIR. c. takes a drop because he's wet
Mr.. d. because he's dry.
Mr.. E. &c ;ause ! Q els om,thing rising in his
stomach
MIR. F. because he feels kind of sinking in Lis
stomach.
Mr.. G. because he's going to see friend of to
Oregon
Mr. H. because he's got friend come home from
California.
Mr. |. because he's so hot.
Mr. J. because he's so cold.
Mr.. X. because he's got pain in his head
Mr. l.. because he's got a pain in his stomach
MIR Nj. because he's got pain i'll his side.
Mr. n. because he's got pain in his back.
Mr. o. because he's got pain in his chest.
Mr. p. because he's got pain all over him.
Mr. @. because he feels light and happy.
Mr. R. because he feels heavy and miserable.
Mr. S. because he's married.
Mr. Y. because he isn't.
Mr. v because he likes to see his friends around
him.
Mr. w. because he's got no friends, and enjoys
glass by himself
Mr. Y. because his uncle left him a legacy.
Mr. Y. because his aunt cut him off with a slil-
ling.
Mr. T. 1--WE should be happy to inform our read
ers what Mr.. rs. reasons are for drinking, but
putting the question to him, he was founb to be too
drunk to answcr.)