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Edward Everett,s Library.

The library OF the Hon. Edward Everett, in
Summer street. is probably the most extensive
and best arranged of any private library in the
country. 1t is a complete model The visitor,
on entering, feels that he is in rare place
and he feels so because the eloquent evidence
are so magnifcently spread around him.
Shelves upon shelves of variegated books greet
the eye, Enthusiastically bespeaking the taste,
the mind, and the iberality of their distin.
guished owner. A work of sculpture of unri-
vailed delicacy and beauty is seen in one place
a grand painting, of the ancient school, gorge,
GUS in color, and exquisite in conception, in, an
other; here are the mechanism of science, the
obedient illustrators ofastronomy, of navigation,
OF electricity, of the mathematics; and there are
globes, and MAPS diagrams adj libitam. Upon
one side, reaching from floor to lofty ceiling,
are huge mirrors, bordered in gold, throwing
back the rich stores of intellect and taste be-
fore them. Furniture of unique and antique
patterns; chairs of the Elizabethan age loun-
ges and sofas RACES" in the voluptuous reign
OF Louis XIV; tables and desks Of curious
shapes and rare, and costly materials and work
manship; bookcases in gold Of Gothic beauty;
books of all ages, nations and tongues-each
and all forcibly impress the beholder, and
flood him with emotions which it is impossible
to picture forth in the cold vestments of this
poor world. Upon all this scene of intellect,
taste, and beauty, there bends gently down the
soft, twilightish ray, making still more pctur-
esque and attractive by the mingling shades Of
parti-colored sky-light. The effect is beauti-
ful-it is more than beautiful The room,
large and long, seems an almost unearthly
presence. 1t is of all places that of man i'm
bued with genius inspired by a love of wisdom
seeking the depths and truths of great philos-
ophy, struggling with the huge opinions and
great minds of the past and present; it is such
a place that he would resort to, and there hold
communion with his theme, away from and out
of the world, as it were.
1t is here, pacing back and forth, that Mr..
Everett has composed and rehearsed those mas
terly and beautiful productions which swayed
senates and enraptured the popular heart; it is
here that was conceived that magnificent ora
ton, already one Of the pillars Of the classics,
which was pronounced with so electric an effect
upon the battle plains of Lexington; it is here
that were written those innumerable brilliants
of literature, closing with the noblest of all, the
life, character, and genius of Webster; it is here
that have been penned thoughts and periods
which shall send his name down to the most
distant posterity.
1t is q rare and beautiful place, is this library
of the illustrious Everett. 1t is eminently wor-
thy and characteristic of its owner.
Boston Dispatch.
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MIR. BUCHANAN-LORD MAYORS DAY
IN LONDON.

We give below the speech of Hon. James
Buchanan, our distinguished minister at the
court of Saint James, on the occasion of a
magnificent banquet at Guildhall on Lord
Mayors Day. The Lord Mayor gave "the
health of the foreign ministers present and a
hearty welcome to them" He concluded his
remarks by calling on the American minister
to respond to the toast. Mr.. Buchanan was
greeted with great applause, and spoke as fol-
lows:
Son behalf of the foreign ministers and my
self, | beg to return you my cordial and hearty
thanks for the high honor which you have con-
ferred upon the diplomatic corps. l confess,
my lord and gentlemen, that have been much
struck with the gorgeous spectacle have wit
messed this day. | had read much about it
before came here, but had no proper idea
of its reality-not the least. In this age of
utilitarianism, when the records of feudal times
are rapidly passing away, it is highly crafty
ing to a citizen of my country to witness such
a spectacle-in this age Of utilitarianism, / say
because j hear that steamer is about to be
placed on the lakes of Killarney; and, as a
further commentary on the spirit of the age,
may mention that at the time was contem-
plating this gorgeous spectacle, l received q
letter from my own country, making the most
minute inquiries as to the mode in which
distinguished statesman proposes to consume
the smoke Of London, which they say, if it can
be accomplished, will be the greatest blessing
to all the manufacturing towns in the world.
Cheers. do not profess to be diplomatist-
far from it; but in this age diplomacy has rem
dered the most important services to the world.
The highest and first duty of diplomacy is to
preserve peace, and to cultivate friendly and
commercial relations throughout the whole of
the civilized word. Cheers. May venture
to hope that these best objects viii be accom-
plished by the distinguished diplomatists whom
| see around me, and that in short period we
shall hear the welcome news-welcome to all
good men in all parts of the world-that all
difficulties have been settled, and that Europe
is still to continue to enjoy the blessings of a
firm and lasting peace Loud cheers.
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Nor MoUTHFUL OF BREAD.-Among the
many goings on to raise the wind in Cincinnati
is that dodge of the little begrimmed and tho.
rough players, who, barefooted and forlorn.
looking, loter around hotel steps, Office doors,
and even haunt the sanctums of our newspaper
Offices, to extract from the sympathetic and un.
suspecting o stray dime or penny. We OBJ.
served scene the other day which, for force
Of effect and skill of the playera little girl Of
some seven years-displayed immense talent
for the boards.
"Please, sir,' said she to a friend of ours, as
we stood upon the steps Of the hotel, " will you
give me penny for my poor, poor dear mother
she is alone, sick, and not a mouthful Of bread
to eat.n
"Not mouthful of bread7" said our friend.
"Not a morsel!" was the response.
Out came our friends purse, and down into
the little dirty palm went two shilling piece.
"Why, why, my little dear, has your mother
not tasted bread to-day? Here in this great
city, they will not surely allow the sick and
needy to starve. Why is it that your poor
mother has not tasted bread today"
Ha, ha," says the little one, backing off,
cos we don't keer about bread. Dutch cakes
and doughnuts is what we eats. Ha, haW
swell, really" said our astonished friend,
"did you ever2
"Oh, yes" was our response, "often."
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journey as to Wallachia; and, besides the
Turks are too strong on the south bank Of the
Danube to admit of their ascending from the
sea. The only ingress or egress into or from
Wallachia left open to the Russians is the mar
row strip Of country that intervenes between
the bend of the Danube above Galatz and the
termination of the mountain chain which forms
the northern boundary of Wallachia To the
west of the latter point the Austrian territory
of Pennsylvania intervenes between the Rus
slams and Wallachia, and for Austria to permit
the transport of Russian troops or stores across
this country would be to violate the neutrality
it processes. The Russians in Wallachia will
soon exhaust the supplies of the province; the
population, already inimicable to them, rem
dered desperate by privations, will become still
dead, or in the hospital; and a healthy, we'll
fed Turkish army, flushed with preliminary
victories, encompasses them on three Sides
The chief chances of the car are in the pos
sible faithlessness of his imperial brother of
Austria; in the intrigues Of the monarch re-
Gently admitted to the honor of nuptial ALI
ance with Austria and the oscillations or the
weakness of the English premier. The speech
of the king of the Begians, at the opening of the
Legislative session, is indeed, and in two re-
spects, q most remarkable document Whether
the reign of Napoleon iii. will turn out bles-
sing to France, it is not easy to say, but that
reign seems very likely to produce great bene-
fits to Belgium. So many, and such important
legislative ameliorations have not been poured
out for the acceptance of the Belgians by their
sovereign in any former session since his ac-
cession as now. And it is clear that all this is
the result of his determination to outbid his
imperial neighbor for popular favor. To this
end Leopold has even condescended to plagia-
rise the credit .tancier of Napoleon. The other
remarkable feature Of the speech is the passage
in which Leopold recognises his connection
with Austria as the guarantee of "perpetuity to
my dynasty He has identified the fate
ofhis family with that ofthe house Of Hapsburg,
and must sink or swim with Unjust adopt its
friendships and enmities-make and break
treaties as it does. If Austria is ordered by
Russia to assist in the subjugation Of Turkey,
will Belgium be arrayed ON the same side?
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From the San Joaquin Republican.
The Insane ASYLUM.

The insane patients were removed to their
new abode on the Northeastern outskirts of the
town on Monday last.
Yesterday we paid visit to the institution,
and we must express our admiration of the
admirable interior arrangements. The trustees
OF the asylum, as well as DR.. Reid, the resident
physician, and the worthy matron, Mrs. Mas
tiers, have been untiring in their exertiois to
make the institution honorable to the State
and comfortable to the melancholy objects of
the States charities.
The main brick building is 1870 feet long and
so feet in width, with II feet halls rum
ming at right angles. This building contains
six large wards, resident physicians private
apartments, drug store, and one room for the
assistant physician. All this is on the first
floor. The rooms are fitted up plainly but SUBJ
stantially. On the second story are four rooms,
with iron gratings, and seven large wards.
A frame building has been constructed 40
feet by 40 feet, for the female insane, the ma
iron and the attendants. This structure was
designed and built by F. E. Corcoran, esq.,,
late Of Washington, D. Gu and does that gen.
tleman infinite credit. The architecture and
the workmanship are admired by every visitor.
This building contains large dining room for
the patients, parlor, bedroom, and linen room,
on the second story. 1t has q ten feet piazza
kitchen and wash room-2O by lS feet each.
In the rear is bath-house, containing six tubs,
with suitable apparatus for warm, cold and
shower baths The yard for the patients, two
acres in extent, is inclosed by fence ten feet
in height. The front garden is enclosed by a
neat picket fence and is about one and half
acres in extent. There are three large wells,
six feet each in diameter and fourteen feet deep,
with nine inch walls. The plastering and brick
work, after the termination of Mr.. Warmers
contract, was done by Mr.. Millmore of this
city, and does him infinite credit. In fact, his
workmanship cannot be excelled. The paint
ing was the work of Mr.. Jefferson, and the
turning and plumbing were undertaken by
Messrs. Huxley & Born.
In the conducting and planning of this i'm
portant work, Mr.. Corcoran has established his
reputation as an accomplished and reliable
architect and builder
DR.. Reid is the guiding spirit of the estab-
lishment, and he does all that lies in the power
Of man to relieve the unfortunate condition of
the unhappy beings under his charge.
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O. ommunitatf0.'
For the Sentinel
Facts to be Considered by those most
u Interested.

In the recent New York election, the identity
OF the national Cass democrats of l848 with the
present adamantines and the identity of the
abolition freesoilers Of that period with the pre-
sent softs, is almost complete Let no demo
crat OF other States be deceived by the false
pretence that there has been any breaking up
or amalgamation of the "sections" of the demo
cratic party since that period; that the one
hundred Thousand adamantines are a new or
ganization of "disaffected office seekers and
their sympathizers." With few exceptions the
Cass men of l84S, are the adamantines now
the treesoilers of l84S are the g short bows y
now. / can name counties where there are
not i've Cass men of 1913 who did not vote the
admantine ticket at the late election. I can
name one county where there are but eight Sc
ceding Cass men of l84S or national demo
Gratis; six of them are custom house office
holders, and two of them are postmasters. The
leaders are, mainly, identical. The lines of
sections" are almost as distinct as in lS48.
Were not the Cass men of 1913 the then ma
tonal democrats, the then democratic party of
New York? How have they forfeited the right
to be considered as such now? The men have
not changed they have changed no principles;
on the contrary, their presses, their public
speakers, their conventional resolutions, have,
up to this hour, reiterated the national demo-
cratic sentiments that they boldly espoused in
lS4S, when sectional freesoilism was bowling
prescription and denunciation in their ears |;
when freesoil leaders, affiliated with abolition
lists, were organizing their "northern leagues"
joining hands upon a " Buffalo platform, }" hold.
ing the hats of negro orators; and had sue
ceeded in producing an infatuation in the public
mind, that made it political and almost social
martyrdom to vindicate the rights of the south,
or stand by the Constitution and the Union.
The freesoilers have not changed even now
they whisper in the ears Of abolitionists who
upbraid them for an apparent desertion, that
they are with them still. They have but con-
sented to spoil hunting armistice."
Let sectional agitation again become rife at
the north, and to whom are the south to look
for friends to battle it? To the men, who in
their worst extremity, in trying hour, stood
by them and all their constitutional rights or
to those who then boldly and wickedly laid vio-
lent hands upon the Constitution, and would
even have tolerated servile war? VIII the
south trust to those who have always been true
to them, or to those who have once arrayed
themselves against them and their institutions
NIAGARA.
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FINISHED CITIES AND FENCED IN
NATIONS.

We have heard of finished cites-we have
heard of towns being fenced in--we have heard
of children being so bandaged and cramped as
to stop their growth and Development.
Some of the venerable but timid old gentle
men of the country are seriously medtating
the propriety of subjecting this great and
growing nation to the same restraints and ig-
aments that are applied by indiscreet Chinese
parents to their daughters feet. They look
upon growth as an enormity-upon expansion
as an outrage-upon progress as ruin.
They must accustom themselves to the ideas
of the age; they must repudiate the old errors
that they learned in childhood. From time to
time we recur to this subject, hoping that fric-
ton will wear away the rock of fogy and ante
diluvian prejudice.
We will say here as we have all along said.
we are only for proper progress and legitimate
expansion. We would not agree to bucca
neering expedition, to rapine and robbery
We would not be great national Ishmaelte.
We would be honest, we would be firm, but we
are for progress, improvement, expansion.
We have a great future before US. We have
grand destiny to fulfil, if we will only be true
to ourselves, and follow the blazing lights Of
the present age, instead of the dim and dismal
lanterns Of the past.
Ours is the only country that, consistently
with the rights of man and the sovereignties Of
States, is capable of indefinite expansion
Where our own interests will be subserved,
and the great end of human freedom can be
accomplished, by progress and expansion, it
becomes our duty as a nation, and as redeemer
of nations to give ourselves cheerfully ,spontane-
ously, effectively up to this noble destiny. Let
the timid cast away his fears-the caviler his
objectionable timid but mistaken old patriot
his prejudices. 1t is no wrong thing that we
would engage them in. We would build up
our own country, and aid, as far as we can, in
building up others.
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tains, on whose flank stands Constantinople,
between the two seas. Some of the slopes ex.
tend as far as the Bosphorus, SO chat the city
is surrounded by girdle of natural fortifca
tions. 1t would be almost impregnable on the
land side, if artificial intrenchments were add
ed to its natural defences; the old walls should
be repaired, the large new barracks should be
rendered as far as possible bomb-proof, and de.
tached forts should be built on the heights, on
both sides of the Liman. Hitherto we do not
believe that any thing very serious has been
done in the way of terrifying Constantinople.
Amongst other things, we doubt if sufficient at.
tention has been paid to the hill of Multate,
whence an enemy, once posted there, might bat
ter the port and the buildings of the admiralty.
In few weeks, however, the five or six hundred
thousand inhabitants of Constantinople could
construct, under the direction of European Off
GERS, the most necessary intrenchments. The
Russians would then have great difficulty in
taking the place. The strength and the natural
resources of Constantinople account for the
agony of the Byzantine empire having lasted
several centuries. Besieged twenty-four times,
this city has but six times been taken: in the
last siege, few thousand Greeks defended it
for ffty.three days, against the 100000 soldiers
of Mahomet H., at period when the Turks
were masters Of the military art. CONSTANT
nople,' the Duke of Ragusa said, lis the most
important position in the world, and the easiest
to Defend As to the defences Of the Darda
nelles and Bosphorus they are too well known,
and have been too often enumerated for it to
be necessary here to recapitulate them. Ire
mendous and wellserved batteries, guns that
yomit stone-balls half ton in weight, strong
Notifications, to say nothing of the frequent
fogs and difficult navigatian of the Black sea,
render access to the Turkish capital, by hos
tile feet, a very desperate undertaking."
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ssa- In addition to other members of Con

gsa- In addition to other members of Con-
gress, whose names have already been announc-
ed, we notice the recent arrival of the follow
ing Hon. G.. A. Grow, and Hon. David
Richie, of Pa. !; Hon. Wilson Shannon and Hon.
George Bliss, of Ohio; Hon. William Cullom
and Hon. F. P. Stanton, of Tenn. Hon. II.
NJ. Rice, of Minnesota. Hon. Edwin B. Nor
gan, of New York. Hon. Fayette McMullen,
Of Virginia. Hon. George S. Houston, Of Ala
bama. Hon. Brookins Campbell, Of Tennes-
see. Hon. A. j. Harlan, and Hon. Cyrus l..
Durham, Of Indiana. Hon. j. C. Allen, of
Illinois. Hon. NJ. II. Nichols, of Ohio. Hon.
Sam. Caruthers, and Hon. j. J. Lindley, Of
Missouri
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BEAp The freesoil democrats Of New York,
and their, auxiliary presses throughout the
country, have, for some time, been endeavor-
ing to produce the impression that the national
democrats have been seeking to form an alli-
ance, a coalition, with the silver greys, or ma
tional wings. The New York National Demo.
crat of the 18th thus notices the subject:
National Democrats and National wings.
The following extract from private letter,
from ono of the most distinguished and innu-
entail national wings in the United States, EN-,
braces a subject upon which we desire to offer
a word Of comment;
"After rendering you my congratulations
upon the large vote polled by the national dem.
ocrats, at which / sincerely rejoice, allow me
to ask, in all candor and good feeling, what
use there is in pouring out indiscriminate abuse
upon the wings? Is it good policy, setting
justice aside? Is it not the policy Of the ma.
tional democrats TO conciliate the national
wings? had supposed so: but infer from
your course that you take different view
If there has been any abuse Of the national
wings in the columns of the National Demo.
Graf, it has escaped the editors notice, 1t is
true that we have denied that the national
democracy of this State was seeking coali.
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ton with the national wings. Through the
mercy of God, we have just been delivered
from the pangs of coalition hell, and we are
in no condition TO give or receive any PROPOSE
ton for union with any party which does not
fully and conscientionsly adopt our general
views of the principles of government. For
the national wings we entertain feelings of
the protoundest respect; they have suffered in
the same popular cause with the national de-
,mocracy, and therefore they are entitled to our
confidence on that point But on other points
we have radically differed. We grant that
those differences have been growing less year
by year. But this change has been on the part
OF the national wings, while the national de-
mocracy has remained firmly grounded upon
its original basis of principles. And when
ever the national wings shall come fully in
to the support Of those principles, they win
undoubtedly meet with cordial welcome
with welcome which will be free from all
Jealousies, and which will place them upon a
common and equal footing with all others in
the great democratic party. But such union
cannot take place after the fashion of bargain,
and coalition. 1t must come in the natural
progress of affairs. Nothing but mutual dis
trust and strife ever grows out Of coalitions
and bargains, which bring people of different
political principles to act together, for the
sake of spoils. The national wings and the
national democrats have had bitter expe-
rienee in that business. The true "policy
then is, 10 be honest. Make no bargains which
endanger the ultimate triumph Of any great
principle. Seek, and as far as possible re-
ceve the cooperation of all true men who
think as you do on the great questions of
government. That we understand to be the
present position of the national democracy.
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A SPIRIT PERpLExED.---M Medium All is
now ready--what question do you wish to put p
Why, maam, must explain that
gave to my dear departed one (he was many
years younger than myself f20O TO pay Oft Q
claim; and now he's gone they've had the au.
dacity to apply again for the money! Pray,
therefore, ask my dear Augustus, schat he did
,ciM the receipt Fr-Punch.
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1g-A wag recently appended to the list Of
market regulations in Cincinnati, "No whist
ling near the sausage stalls.'
They could not have been made of the same
material of some we heard of being offered in
our market one morning-they were made OF
red flannel and turnips, and very highly sea-
soned at that,