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Na. - 900 WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 1858.
tn. Dead Letter OHoe--Paeniy Esud from he Land UE
fes,-Apyoinment.-Ihs CITY Psd Office, &c.
During the last quarter OF the year there eceive ed
in The dead letter department OF the General Post Office
two thousand and eighty one letters which contained
money The lggreg ate amount was $40 sos 81
The correspondence was invariably transmitted on the
very day alter the letters received, bat sufficient
time has yet elapsed TO determine how great proper
lion has been returned TO the owners hands There is
no doubt, however, that the usual per cen-fron aven
s,ehihs TO sins. tenhs-wilI finally be so restored
Under the able ADMINISTRATION OF the finance
bureau, this per cent. has been greatly increased.
In the General Land Obce, between the "a and 3oih
July. 1875 patents sold for cash. The number
OF military patents issued under The act OF 1850 is 74s
Under the act OF 1877, the number Of patents issued
ia 63s
Theae duties have been performed with remarkable
Accuracy and show but part OF The labor OF that
mpcrtsn, and responsible branch of the government,
The reading and eonsid Grafton OF the numbeess letters
be6ng their contents with subsequent action on each
case. well the examination of every patent pre-.
pared, duties which command capacity, mind of re-
Search plain chiroe~pby and the most undoubed persc
verance. Fidelity is the wa,chword OF the Land or.
nee, indeed Of all the departments OF the govern
ment #&.
Master George V Leech Ia popular young graduate OF
Columbian College, well known and highly esteemed
here ha. already received an appointment teacher o
mathematics in Cassvile Seminary, Pennsylvania which
under the auspices OF the Baltimore Annual Confer
snce IN view Of his departure The choir of McKendre.
chapel have presented him with splendid copy OF the
holy Bible, bearing suitable and very aAse,onac' In
sohpior. Our Washington boy will do we'll
Our CITY post ONCE arrangements are progressing, and
we pow havea lobby. secure from all weather which
VIII contain Tour hundred persons To-day the delive-
ny va. changed into the new portion OF The building
tt,8 ~ hta MERCURY.
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IiERM ES.
From tho Detroit Free Press.
How IL Comes.

The Richmond Wing, nader The caption OF " wing ex-
travagance," says I" II appears that there some
uenty miLons surplus in the treasury on the of
July. This is the prosperous condition hig admins
at'on leaves The country in yet everlastngly hear
democracy praiing over wing exlravagance, and telling
the wings not fit to be nirusied with hi public money
When did democratic administration leave a sur
plus in the treasury Jmpudence is very amusing, but
the New Haven Register does not remember TO have
IN the last thirty Year, anything which could up
the above Our recollection is not quite so remote as
that OF venerable Contemporary, bat nevertheless
agree with him that the Richmond Wing is given 10 i'm
pudence When Gen Taylor succeeded 10 the presidency
under the cloak OF no-paryism," the wbig party dared
not openly attack any Of the which The nation
al democracy had established rs showing that the
people OF the country determined not 10 give the
Wigs any power for mischief. they left both houses OF
Congress democratic. Consequently the policy of the gov
ernmen so lar a. measures were concerned. remained the
same although The wings 60, all the cffses, which. il
was evident, was all they wanted The tar,G Law OF 1916,
which they bad projected would ruin all our manufac.
ures, and create unheard OF trouble was then in opera
tion and has continued to the present day the sub
treasury which used 10 distress whggey 40 much has
also been in full operation and ee the cost
OF the Mexican war, which the wings insisted would
bankrupt the treasury, find the country in the mos
prosperous condition that it has ever known la copd
lion for which the Wig party is in no way responsible
and entitled to credit It ia the measure. established
By the democratic party before Taylor's election that
kept the country prosperous. in spite of whiggery
democratic Congress has held the rens for the last -four
years and regulated the psce OF the country by s ees
lalion. The wing Executives were cphers except
10 the dspensaon OF patronage, and il is The only re-
sponsbility they seemed anxious to be invested with
Consequently the wings more 10 be credited with
the prosperous state OF the treasury and the country
than man who blows the organ, with the music OF the
choir! We should have been better off without the
wbie administration in many essential particulars but,
so firmly has democratic policy become settled in al
ias, that although the wbgs may occasionally live upon
the treasury for four years they cannot stop the mach
merry OF the government asea =H.
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NIAGARA FALL, AND LAKE ERn,-Professor Silliman
the eminent geoIogs dscretlts the opinion advanced b,
some that the GRADUAL wearing away Of the rocks Of Nj
agara FsIs may possible result draining Lake Erie In
srecsnt lecture he remarked; They will not hal, a,
their present station but retreat slowly and surely about
Two mes further. when they will stop again for an un.
Known period, asd probably forever since a, this place
The hard Limestone will form both base and top Of the
TAILS, and thus stop the destruction OF the rock Some
have thought that they would finally reach Lake Eric.
and that then The lake would be completely drained Such
An event " impossible. Al the point already mentioned
The 'osrea, will gradually wear away The surface of the
limestone. forming rapid and ihene.forh Niagara viii
be one OF the lost wonders OF The world
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Nsv noros-The Providence Journal h.. the follow

New MoToR.-Tbe Providence Journal has the follow
1--WE have already referred TO The invention Of new
motive power from which lis projectors anticipate great
results. The force applied is magnetic attraction. and
the power IL applicable 10 driving machinery locomoton
navigation, and all other purposes Tor which seam u
employed. II Is aso capable OF lighting and warming
The great advantage OF this power u ia cheapness
nothing being consumed and cost being necessary IN
generating n Nh ~. ii-e ..#s. .,.#
The machiae has been applied TO the magnetic tee-
graph with entire An enfine IL nearly con-
reled to test the invention a. motive power on large
scale he stock is in the hands Of OF the shewd
est business men in Providence and muchconhdsncs
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lHr vIaus or ssAxrs DR. deter, Of Palmyra, advet-
uses or mathematics, copperheads, noccs,in snakes
Inc head oil The serpent should be unmashed
Drs Taylor and Jstsr performing cou- Sc Of er.
wi'msnts on the virus OF serpen,s. Dr. deter was APP
pointed ny the last medical convention. held at st Louis
,n' Chairman Of committee whose duty it became 10
draw up paper The subec, Of snake b,es and there
lore these experiments are insiu,eApt4 ,ai
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AncCdotc OF Mr.. Webster.

Jus, before he died. and after his depaired
of OF his physicians approached his bedside and asked
how he found himself. " feel like the jackdaw in the
church steepe," the strange reply. The physician
Withdrew sady from the bedside to another part of the
room, where members of the family were standing
together and shaking his head confessed his apprehen-
sons that tho brain Of the dying statesman was Affected
that the stately oak pershDs the top lie could see
no method in the which the question had received
One OF the ladies present, who knew Mr. Webster better
did not believe his mind wandering, and, stepping
quietly his bedside, asked him what he by saying
he felt like the ckdaw in The church stcepe ~ Why,
Cowper Cowpers delightful translation of one of Vincent
Bourne's little poems, entitled The Jackdaw.'" send
you copy OF the verses which OF your readers may
have forgotten, read that they may perceive tho
perfect fitness and point OF the Correspondsncs IF
the ~ Y Epsu I,ost es1l t-#I
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L HAPrTuAL pauKKARps. The FIRST under the late
law OF New Jersey in reference to habusl drunkards
took place al Princeton the 22d nit. The chancellor
Issued commission to three gentlemen, says cofempo-
rary who proceeded 10 try before jury an inqusop
into the habnua Drunkenness OF 81 and h- incapaci-
" take OF his property Tbs jury gave verdict
that such the and, according 10 the law the
pbane' court, application must appoint guardian over
him He IL divesed OF all control OF bis property, which
will be restored his reformation All liquor sellsrs,
nnder penalty forbidden to sell to him. and legally
he 10 TO be trented Iunaiic
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Two FRAME HOUSES GRO RE RENovED) AT AUCTION
o. Friday the shall sell AZ O'Clock, in
front n The In days
" Day o. .'ussed Of 1871 and
In square to5. I1a ~
Termst One third moths.
satisfsctoriIy endorsed, bearing interest.
GREEN \ SCOTT,
Aua3-N Auctiopesr.
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ny =. c. MoeUIRn. A.ct,o~..r.

VERY DEsIRA BILE DWELLING At PUBLIC AUCTION~-Oh
Monday afternoon August 9Th, sk O'Clock. on me ps"sss
parts s. S5a ornG ~ reel on VIEW
h @h streets west running oact
$50 fee, 20 feet alley improved by ana wen
with hnc dry cellars hchsn pAsssy dining
pao and sitting rooms three
and rooms apcv tnE-sns win he
ousudne. Tbe situated the most healthy
city, only square distant from the Pres
~ t's Tou.e unqn~stionsh'e. Ell
fourth the residue In one and two for
and deed Of taken.
Tq7E'E' 1r# Jas G, Mcguire,
- aH. Auctioneer.
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CARD-The attention Of persons furnishing respectfully
called serast ea,c.
The Caldesn de ID
"wednesday 10
O'clock description the articles
adj crcpti IN column
The carriages harness. wines, choice ia
vans cigars. will he sold at O'Clock,
Aug ali JAS. G. MCGUIRE, Auciope.r.
A JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLDS comprising win
Ter massage Chill, with
regions Australia the South Sea islands,
&C; by y. Gers,asek.r
relation health disease and religion by VIM
Cooke, N. H., Ac $500 ...-.-.-. n
For sale TAYLOR b MAURFs
Aps9 bookstore, 9th
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10 felt Ia the OF the experiment. that shares the
original cost OF which $50 have changed hands
$3.50 III answers the expectations OF ITS friends, limit
hardly be put 10 lis value il IL fas II will be IN the
category OF many other good things" aa
The Tennessee and Alabama Company propose 10 the
Florence and Alabama Company that they will meet them
al the Alabama State line. required by the charter
This proposal unanimously aeeeded TO by the Flor
Company. who promise 10 finish their portion OF the
road in reasonable time and in good faith. Ia Alabama
the stock is already taken. and the work will be
menced in few weeks. In Tennessee, 80 miles OF the
line under contract, and large force is now
ployed I H 81
This compact between the companies will at proper
time result in consolidation, no doubt, which will be
mutually beneficial, by enlasng their resources and ex-
tending heir credit a..a IA,
A VALUABLE DISCOVERY Each succeeding year (says
the Southern, published in Rome. Georgia. dscloses
and fully the surprising and varied resources
OF the north section OF Georgia Gold iron. and
plunbsgo have been long known TO be abundant Silver
and copper, the latter immense quantities, have been
recently added the list of minerals and quite re-
Gently inexhaus,ibe quarry of superior hydraulic
limestone has been discovered the estate Of the Rev
&c. w. Howard of Cass county. Specimens oil the ce-
meDt formed from this lime have been shown us which
equal 10 any which be obtained elsewhere Hy
draulic lime sells six dollars per barrel in this
market; MIR. Howard informs that he can furnish il
at one dollar and half. ID H
The Concodia IntelIgencer says the cotton crop in
Vidalia parish La) 10 being injured by too much rain
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MARKETS.

NKw York, August 2-Fiour is steady-salos of 800
bbls. 70 IS lSi for Sta,e SO IL S6 81 for western.
and SIS $5 62h for southern Wheat is duil-salss Of
5000 bushels Ohio white I3l Corn meets with
large speculative demandsales OF TO- 600 bushels ~
cents for mixed, and rs rs cents for yellow. aa|ssa
Stockssales of Cumberland at 35t New Greek, Erie.
754 Canton. 272 Parker Vein, 3i! Pennsylvania Coal,
ITO Crystal Palace, l27. 'Es at .s&
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THE JACKDAW.


Thee is a bird who by his coat, a
And by the harshAess of his note.
Might be supposed crow;
A great freauenter Of the church,
Where, bishop-like, he Gnds perch,
And dornitory too.
Above the steeple shine, plate,
That turn aud turns to Indicate
From what point blows the weather;
Look up, your brains begin to swim,
IT'S in the clouds-that pleases him
He chooses il Tho rather. 8ar r#.
Fond Of the speculative height,
Thither he wings his airy flight,
And thence securely sees
The hustle and the rarce-show
That occupy mankind below,
Secure and at his ease.
You think. no doubt, lie sits and muses.
On future broken bones and bruises,
II he should chance to fati;
No; not n single thought like that
Employs his phiosophic pate,
Or troubles IL AT all.
He sees that this vast round about,
The world, with all i's motley rout,
Church. army, physic, law, ua ...a
Its customs and its businesses q.
Are no concern at all OF his,
And says-what says he Cav
Thrice happy bird | too have scen
Much of the vani'ies of men,
And, sick of having seen 'em.
Would cheerfuy these limbs resign
For such pair Of wings as thine,
And such head between 'em.
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lrOR sALE-Uorse, Buggy. ard usv ness'-The horse
IL and action cannot be surpassed The
good order Apply At Brch stables iAh
sA@t SI..E
Aug 3-eodSwnt ea...s Il ....
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w ANTED-To purchase convenieat dwelling
honss for small family, In good neishbcrbcd Address
AsG 2-d3r q. w, No. 100, Once Of the Union.
psyCuOMANCv. -spsus Rsrpns- Tipping. Rr
posed by Professor Charles q. Page Pamphlet rs
For sale TAYLOR 4 MAURys
Auua Rookssnrs psh
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By X. n. srRATrON. A~etsenesr, = me
tPsr~syira~sa cstA ride IoA Avess) ~
VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY AUCTION. -oA
1ruf-dy, August 4 O'Clock, the premises, shaia SSH
the three ops Of iot No. Is IN No Sy
ing ssi square feet cn,isf 10
Ninth snd Tenth streets snd running hack 2 feet ~ nchcs
10 foet alley.
Terms hh-rsl--made known q sale,
July 3i-dn lint ands
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FROM NEW BRUNswicH.

BosroN, August l.St Johns (New Brunswick) papers
of Both ntimD that fre raging in tho woods
Sbdoac, and had already destroyed a large quantity
Of valuable timber The hay cop throughout rho prov
ince would be light The survey of the European and
North American railway actively going on, with the
menced.
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CLEVELAND August Up m.-Tho Scientific Convention
to-day elected Professor DANA OF New Haven president
Professor Lowering, permanent secretary; and Dr. Ewyn,
IL voted to hold the session OF
vention in Washington, In May next.
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Gy-At n meeting the Board Directors
Metropolitan Mechanics nstute held their
the following resolution passed .I
"Resolccd That Of Institute daily
through the week (sundays eIcspted from 10 O'Clock
and that the public generally be invited visit the
CHARLES CALVERT
June 17-u Recording Secretary.
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On the I'd instant acr short Illness WILLIAM COX, tenisr,
in the e3th ysar Of his age.
His funeral will this "wednesday evening the ID
O'Clock from the residence Of his w. w. Cox,
between 9Th and ION
The friends OF the family respectfully invited attend
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ny TELEGRAPH.


LOUISVILLE, August Up m.-Tho following returns Of
the congressional election in this State have boen rs-
ceived
IN this city, which forms part OF The seventh congress
sonal district Mr.. Preson the wing candidate for Con-
xros- has 200 majority and Is undoubtedly cho.ea
5 Wolfe (whis) is elected to the senate.
la The Ashland dsuc', Mr. Brecanridxe (dem is re-
elected ~ handsome insj ,rty. .Ac
la the nth district the is very close between Hi
(whg) aud Stone (den and tho result dobnl stone
elected in 1851 BY 363 ma i,fity. 1@ b.EN
IsEconp DESPATCH
BALTIMORE August 2-Iiodge (whig) beats Stanton In
the tenth district Cox (yhg) is elected Ia tho ninth dis
uict--bolh whig gains
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RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

Bosros August 1.-The railroad trails from Montreal on
Saturday, with about 200 passengers thrown Oft the
track the junction of the Lake Champlan road,
ST. Johns owing the displacement oil the itch. Sons
damage sustained, but of tho passengers
fatally injured ~ ats ..U e.
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ADJOURNMENT or THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVECTION
Boros, Angus, 2.-The State constitutional convention
which been In session for long time revising the con
stulon CT the State adjourned sine die to-day,
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CUPERIOR CABINET FURNITURE, MAGNIFICENT LOUIS
XIV Piano Forte, Eardn Harp, Rich shehheId silver
Table Service, French China Dinner Des~eSt, and
Ware Rare Old Oil Paintings fine Engaying Superior old Wines,
Splendid Family Carriage, AcOn Wednesday morning, Aug II
residence his Don A. Cade
Minister from span Of north and
eha all his furniture
ho effects, s
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MATCHES Jeweiry silver Ware. &e.-M. w CALI
BRo Importers watches, Manufacturers OF ssd esai
description Of je~elry and pure 've ware
Cold and steel specscies and Eyeglasses, nss psa
Psssens eyr advanase Cor getting their stock uss 49,
pc.byr terms they purchasers
! - - e M w. GAIT 4 BRO,
Of the Golden Eagle, -lea
#sl. Penn. avenue, betw-en eh and leth szaess.
August 2-st fell.ef NH
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JousvILLr AND Nrw ORLEANS RAILaoAp.-Tbe Re.
publican Banner says The great north and south line ia
located from New Orleans TO Louisville 100 mles
The chief towns through which II pssses give the route.
Commencing AT New Orleans, il bears Oh fron the Mis-
ssspr river and up the valley of Pearl river to Jackson,
Miss. from Jackson TO Aberdeen; from Aberdeen TO
the Memphis and Charleston railroad al Big Bear creek.
Ala from Tu'eunba to Florence from Florence, via
Lawreuceburg and Mount Pleasant, to Nashville from
Nashville by Gsatin and Bowling Green. to Louisville.
From Nashville 10 Louisville $50 miles.
From Nashville to New Orleans $50 !"
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Z by H. C. MCGUIRE, AuetsoMeev. hR u
VALUABLE LOT IN THE NORTHERN LIBERTIES At AUC-
tonon Monday afternoon August ls stsk O'Clock, on the
shall subdivision Ne -,
fronting Is Ninth between and north,
running l3s inches a 30 fret alley.
cash residue three soats, s
notes satisfactorily secured, hearing interest . - e.I
July I'D .i Aucnomsas.
nyIn copsequenes the rain above sale h Dsst
pon.d Wedn -.day afternoon, August 3D. s,ms hour
. Aug I'D JAS Z. MCGUIRE, Aucsaonsss. y
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WHEELING, August 1.-The steamer Lstrobe left this al
,ernoon for Louisville md Cincinnati Freights, 80
The boat Sort Henry will leave for below
tomorrow afternoon. a sval
There thirly-thIce inches water in the channel
rising. .HHs# #at-t ..#
Washington sentinel., 1853-10-07
HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Alta meeting of the "old mems wing general
committee, Of New York resolution was
offered. which animadverted in harsh terms on
General Davis, our honored Secretary of War.
Than General Davis there lives not a braver
or better man, frmer or more disinterested
patriot He has been true TO his country on
the battle field and in the halls Of council,
This is not the first time that an eagle tower.
ing its pride Of place has been hawked at by
an owl"
The Secretary Of War is too firmly establish
ed in the confidence of the American people TO
be injured by attacks from any quarter. Denim
ciation, from those who have all along been his
enemies can have no other effect than TO show
that he remains firm, steadfast and unyelding
in his devotion to the principles Of the demo.
cratic party.
Washington sentinel., 1853-10-07

Ii Will hardly be disputed by anybody, that
:. straws show which way the wind blows" and
nobody will question the direction of the wind
when it forces tile from the house-top which
strikes you in the face. Its course then is un.
mistakable. II is impressed by its messenger
the aforesaid tile, upon the senses, beyond any
dispute. So in politics Men are regarded as
sound or unsound, with confidence or suspi.
cion, accordingly as they conduct themselves.
We cannot regard him sound or worthy OF
confidence whose past life has been one of ter
giyersations, shifts evasions, not to say treach-
cry and treason, even if he processes suddenly
10 become penitent and a repudiator of his
former conduct and opinions. BE he soever
Jealous and loud in declaring the honesty of
his conversion, the remembrance of his previous
bad deeds win irresistibly beget suspicion
that his tears Of repentance are but the pump
ings of mercenary and guilty heart. There
fore, we say Of all political converts whose ante
cedents are of q suspicious character
.Commcnd not, till man be clearly known;
rascal praised you make bis faults your own
The "straws' which we see flying about the
atmosphere Of New York and Of Missouri, shos
clearly to us, and should to others, the direction
Of the wind in those quarters. But occasionally
in "the fullness of the heart the mouth speak
eth, and instead Of zephyr, which plays with
"straws" and feathers, we have squall Of wind
and we are compelled to dodge tile from the
house-top. Here is one from the New York
Erening Post Of the 9TH inst Speaking of the
existing fugitiveslave law, it SAYS:
"Sa5~ We hold II (the fugitive.slave law) 10
be unconstitutional as rel as injudiciots and
oppressire.-GSa
Now, when we consider that this journal
stands at the head of the "soft or free.soil
press in the State of New York-that one Of
its ablest editors was present at Syracuse and
in constant and confidential association with
Martin Grover, John Van .Buren, John Coch.
rane, and Isaac V. Fowler-that the "soft''
ticket was nominated under his and their au.
spices, and the resolutions of that convention
adopted by their joint adyisement we are com
pellcd to ask, what degree Of confidence can
the democratic party Of the country place in
the professions Of such men?
Yet is it gravely discussed BY a few, which
Washington sentinel., 1853-10-07

are the true men Of the State Of New York?
Aye, more. The Erening Post is regarded as
a friend of the administration, while the Ma
tional Democrat is denounced as It's enemy.
The -4lbaay Alias is pronounced orthodox,
and the Albany Argus dssenter And such
men as DANIEL s. DICKINSON, who bravely
withstood the torrent Of free-soil and abolition
fanaticism, are put down as disorganizers, while
such as Van Buren and Grover are held up,
par excellence, as the peculiar friends Of Gen
eral Pierce When before was il ever attempt
ed to place Franklin Pierce in a category so
uncongenial to his every impulse so false to
every act upon the record Of his whole life f!
Men who would attempt this are made up OF
nought but inconsistencies, and this will be the
public judgment upon them.