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PASSAGE OF THE TEN-MILLION BILL IN THE
HOUSE,

PASSAGE OF THE TEN-MILLION BILL IN THE
HOUSE.
The bill approprating ten millions Of dollars to carry
into effect the treaty with Mexico in accordance with
the special message Of President Pierce passed yeser
day afternoon in the House by the decisive vote of l03
yeas 62 nays We have elsewhere referred to the merits
of this case and to the arguments of those who have OPP
posed it, and it is not necessary to repeat what
have said But it proper that should refer the vote
in favor OF the appropriation and to the position of the demo-
cratic party aided by number patriotic wings support
of the appropriation high tribute to the administration
of President Pierce and the firm and patriotic policy Of
his administration We cannot refrain in this connexion
(and we feel may do so without making nvidous
dstncton referring TO the mastery and statesmanlike
closing effort Of Hon. George S. Houston, chairman Of
the Committee of Ways and Means in favor of the appro-
praon and in reply TO the assaults of its enemies He
proved himself capable of graphing successfully with any
subject and listened to with great attention We
hope to lay this able speech before the people.
The Senate will doubt with the House
in the passage Of the appropriation to carry the treaty into
effect
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WASHINGTON CITY,


Q Mr. Iss.EL e. JAaEs, No lea South Tenth street, Phadel
pha is general travelling agent assisted BY Ws H. WrLn
Jons Collins JAMES DsKSse, HaasIri Jos brrfos Gro
Burros, Isaac M BoDIs4, Epsusp w. Willy, WILLIAM L.
WArERaAsl and GKoReE L. MoLsoD.
Mr. DANIEL DEohHERr Of Pennsylvania is authorized 10 receive
nbeeiipu 10 this and receipt for the
CO Mr. g. w. JAaKs, No, Harrison Cneinaai Ohio, is
general collecting the Western States and Texas
assisted BY H. J. TnoaAs, J. r. BEsr WV. H. THosAs, d.
fsissa, c. NJ H. WIsKas A. l.. CHLDs, aud Dr. Wa iKyIso
Receipts Of either wii be good.
o. Receipts from eth OF the above will be gooe
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Mr. CHASE said thai several gentlemen desired TO ad-
dress the Senate in relation TO this subec and lac hoped
would be proceeded with as to close the debate upon
il to-day.
Aer some further discussion the question being taken
the motion was net agreed TO.
Mr. MALLORY and Mr.. CLAY spoke on the subject
Mr. SUMNER addressed the Senate IN yindicaton OF ms
poson He quoted extract from the veto message OF
President jackson in relation TO the United States Bank
where the sentiment advanced that each public Of
fce who takes oath TO support the constitution swears
that he win support il he understands IT. and not as II
understood by others Mr. s. said that this was his
view OF the obligation and in his case he held him
self bound support the constitution as he understood
and might be understood by other senator's lie
refused TO assist in reducing or returning man 10
slavery because he thought the constitution imposed
obligation upon him to do so. lie wished TO know
if there any senator upon the floor who would as
sist in returning fugitive to bondage After pausing
for a reply and being given, be said that he was
condemned for refusing TO do what there was not sen
tor in the body who would his willingness to do
Mr. BUTLER, Mr. FESSENDEN, Mr.. PETITE and others
continued the debate
Mr. TOUCEY did not wish to condemn a man for what
might have been spoken hastily and inadvertently ana he
would ask the senator from Massachusetts the plain ques
ton whether he recognised the obligation to return flu
gtve?
Mr. SUMNER To that question: answer distinctly,
No
Mr. CLAY said that he thought there was no longer any
necessity for Mr. SUMMERS friends to endeavor to qualify
his language His last avowal was plain enough.
The question being then TAKEN the memorial was refer
red to the Committee on the Judiciary.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
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THE TRIBUNE AND TUE MISSOURI WINGS.

The New York Tribune Is not content to superntend
and furnish programmes for the contests in the hee
States il boldly addresses itself to the wings IN
the saveholdng State Of Missouri and volunteers Its WICKED
counscs to them Its advice is that the wings shall CONF
bine with the anBenon democrats upon the new ISSUE
Of repeating the Nebraska act and through this ooa
ton secure triumph the ricndsof the NeorashA
law The Tribune says: "As between whg delegauon
from Missouri voting sodly and steadily with the slavery
exensionists and Bentonan delegation voting against
them we greatly prefer the latter and so, we trust 90
many Missouri whigsr II remains TO be seen what por-
ton Of the Missouri wings prepared to coalesce WIN
the Bentoniaus the bidding Of the Tribune II we have
not wholly misunderstood their character they viii SCOUT
the counsel OF the reasonable Greeley with indignant
scorn
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The Alexandria Gazette has been requested TO inform It's
country friends who send their produce the Alexandra
market that agreement has been entered into by he
merchants Of that place to tho effect that Indian corn on
and after the first day OF July win be sold Ivy weight the
bushel TO he estimated n, ffy-six pounds
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The President of the United States his private secretary
and the Secretary of the Navy reached Washington last
evening from Old Point Comfort
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OUR FIRST PAGE.

Our first page is devoted to several highly interesting
original articles to which we invite special attention
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Under this resolution Col D. j. Brown, OF Ray, was
nominated and committee appointed for that purpose
ported that Judge Brown had accepted upon the principles
declared in the resolu lions OF the convention.
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01
Uncertainty of Life.

The following beautiful extract from a
late speech Of JOHN \. McEwEN, Esq, Of
Nashville, Tenn, we fnd in the Memphis
Eagle & Enquirer
The uncertainty of Life is its hope, its
energy, its purpose Without uncertainty
there is no Hope Were life disrobed of its
mystery that moment were it disrobed of its
interest, its excitement its very vitality
1t were best that man should sigh for much
Wisely enough Is it ordered that the past.
the present, and the future are alike full of
darkness and uncertainty. 1t inspires cour-
age, invokes strength, stimulates inspiration,
fires hope Slowly, but surely, withering to
the soul were the removal of this mystery :;
not sudden and terrible in its disaster, but
gradual and constant and regular, by drink
ing up the fountains of Life, and leaving all
barren and raylesS. Not that the mind
could i'll sustain the prospect Of vicis>itude,
porchance of trial, that might dark its fu-
ture but that it can endure too much, aud
would sink into a sulen aud lifeless submis-
sion to It's fate The soul of man would not
be overwhelmed by the apocalypse of its
after-life, so much as its strength wuuld be
wasted, its ambition disheartened, and Its
self-reliauce impaired, by such revelation.
From such condition Of deadness and in-
difference nothing can preserve it. but a
sense of the responsibility Of Life, convic-
tion that personal effort is the architect Of
destiny, and the faith. that the light of even
tual, though uncertain good, is struggling
with the shadows of the future. When
once it shall have lapsed into that state,
what power on earth can revive lis spirit
and teach it either to dare or even to fear /!
When thus forgetful Of Itself, Of its lofty ac-
ton, and its noble powers and shorn of
those glories that give it 1T once incentive
and the promise of success, its only faculty
were passive endurance, strong, imperturba-
be endurance. that shrinks from no fate,
but wants the dignity Of courage"
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01
Another Snake story.

The Memphis Eagle & Enquirer tells a
miraculous snake story with as good a grace
as did ST. Louis paper not long since
here it is:
Many Of the coves and settlements alcng
the base Of mountains in East Tennessee are
still infested with snakes, even the terrible
rattle-SnaEe.
Many years ago, a man living in one OF
these settlements had cut away and yartly
cleared off the underbrush from parcel Of
ground, but had not got it in cultivation. In
the summer it became thckly set with
weeds and grass One Gay the owner of
this ground told one of his neghborS who
had called at his house that be had a dream
the night before, which had made so deep
an impression on his mind as to be thinking
about the matter all the morning. he
dreamed that on certain spot where Il
brush heap had been burned and which
was clear Of weeds, in his new ground, be
had seen large rattle. snake, which in at
tempting to kill, it bit him, and he was
about to die he awobe, aud found to his
relief that it was dream
This dream made him feel lad. and kept
him thinking about it so much that he had
concluded to 90 and see if there wasa snake
where he dreamed it was. So this man.
on account of his dream, went, accomraned
by his neighbor, to the designated SPOT. and
sure enough there in that terrifying coil
from which these dozy, motionless looking
creatures-quick as an electric shock and
with astounding power and prcesion-strike
their deadly blows, was huge rattle-Snske.
The man, taking hold Of Il club. aimed to
give the snake an overhanded blow which
would crush it or at least so disable it that
he could "bruise its head" without DANCER
but, unfortunately, as he swung the stick
over his head with great energy, and as he
was leaning forward a little to bring down
the blow with greater force, the stick snap
ped off near his hands so suddenly that be
stumbled and fell forward on the snake
1t bit him, and he died of the poison in a
few hours. And thus his dream was the
means Of Its own fulflment, as well as the
death of the man and the snake.
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01

QUEER NANEs.-Party nomenclature is
assuming mere variegated hue. In Cali
fornia, il il divided into Bone and Sinews.'
six Stockings, 'Electionists, and Anti
Electionists' In New York they have
'lIards. 'Sufts, aud 'RUttens' Also 'Prac-
teal Democrats, Temperance and Know
Nothings.' In Massachusetts, they have
'Coalitionists.' and new association called
the 'Grandals' In New Jersey they have
the Railroad Party" the Slow and Easys,'
and the Independents In Wisconsin they
are All 'Freesoilers' and Republicans Ne
braska' and 'Anti-Nebraska, etc This is
great country.
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01

zens who recognize or hold themselves un-
der any allegiance whatever to any for
eign prince, potentate, power, or authority.
ReSolUel, That the naturalization laws
ought to be totally repealed or materially al
tered, and the term of residence before ad-
mission to the rights of citizenship be ex-
tended to the period of 2l years.
These resolutions were also adopted with
great unanimity, and then, at halfpast IL
o'clock the meeting adjourned with nine
hearty cheers for the American party of the
city of Washington.
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01

How MUCH THEY EAT IN New York.
During the three months ending the 1st in
slant two hundred and nineteen thousand
six hundred aud thirteen animals were
slaughtered for food in New York city
During The nine months Of the year, the
total number Of animals offered up on the
altar Of appetite in that city. reached seven
hundred Thousand seven hundred and four
teen, or at the rate of seventeen thousand
nine hundred and sixty-six per week, or
nearly one million per year, The popula-
ton is about FIVE hundred thousand-that is
an average Of two animals per year to each
inhabitant. Not much starving in New
York. at this rate. -ALbany Register
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01
EAnOw-NOthiEg Doctrines.

At Washington City-the heart of the
Nation-where the Executive Power has
been invoked and exerted for the crushing
of the new American order of Patriots-it
was fit and proper and was to be expected
that distinct and resolute enunciation Of
principl lies would be made. Accordingly,
meeting was held. after due notice, on We'd
nesday ight the 9th ult
1t is refreshing to the toil-worn patriots
at the extremities, to find that at the very
heart of the Union, the blood of rs flows
with so hearty current-that, even in the
shadow of the vast capitol, where millions
are squandered by drunken Congressman,
for the very purpose of buying up foreign
votes the native voters have spoken out so
fearlessly-and that even in sight of the
White House, the poor clerks-whose sala-
ry may be stopped by breath from Secre-
tarieS or heads of Bureauz-the truth is
plainly uttered.
1t is well Better that they lose their
brcad-and that worthy families be reduced
to poverty, than ;hat the liberties of the coun-
try be relinquised for the paltry honors of
the emoluments of Office
The subjoined valuable item of current
history is from the National Intelligencer of
the 2Sth ultimo. Y. o. Creole.
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01

PRIDE IL PATCHEs The knickerbock-
er relates story Of a little boy who had
certain pride in patches Read it:
"A little fellow from four to FIVE years
old, having perforated the knee of his trow-
scrs, was Intensely delighted with a patch
hi grandmamma had applied He would
1t ana gaze upon il in state Of remarka-
BE admiration. and in one Of these moods,
suddenly exclaimed
Grandma must put one on t'other knee,
and two behind, ike Eddy Smiths"
If the boy lives, he will beat Gov Marcy,
two to one
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01
CAuTloy.-The Louisville (Ky.) Journal

CArrIoy.-The Louisville (Ky) Journal
saws
twenty-five thousand dollars Of the $40
bills Of the Mechanics Bank, Memphis Ten
nesee, were stolen from the room of the
President on the 18th inst They are
numbered from ! to 1850, inclusive, and
dated July 4, 1854, with large blue Y
engraved on the lower side of the bill, be-
tween the yiginettes The President states
that none Of the bills Of the above date,
mark and denomination have been put in
circulation by the Bank. and viii not be
paid.
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01

CALHOUN MoNUMENr-The Association
at Charleston have taken practical step
towards the accomplishment Of their object,
in calling for specimens of marble and gran
ite from all quarters, with proper description,
statement, of cost, &c.
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01

y little girl, meeting a count-yman with
load Of slaughtered swine dropped a
courtesy.
The rustic laughed without returning the
civlIity-"What. do you courtesy to dead
hogs
No. sir" replied the little miss, II
eourtesied to the live one II
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01

Is IT so ?-Bulwer, the novelist, in let
ter TO a gentleman in Boston, says: Il have
closed my career as writer of fiction.
have exhausted the powers of life, chas-
ing pleasure where it is not to be found"
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01

well Sambo. j. your master good
farmer ?"
''Es sab, lie be berry good farmer,-he
make two craps in one year, :"
"How is that, Sambo !''
why. he sells his hay in de fall. and
makes money once den in de spring be
sells all de hides ID De cattle dat die for
want Oh dc hay, and dus he makes money
twice W
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01
Loose VS.. Tight"

Julius-Sam, you is drunkard-you is
alters drunk, and your habits is loose, nigga,
your habits is loose.
Look hea. Julius
Julius-Well, what i it +? ! attends
I attends.
Sam.-Is yon a flosofer
Julius-A filosofcr-what's dat ?
Sam.-Why, does you know de science
OBJ reazin?
Julius-Why, yes nigga yes.
Sam.-Well, Ak me dis, den-hov de-
debbe am my habits loose, when is tight
all de time Boston Post.
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-01

after o'clock, p m. He tried TO persuade
us to take something to eat and also to sleep
at his house, but We declined, and our guide
being ready we bad him adieu and started
On our way to the ship, passing through the
third gate, and then bY the path which
W. had come in the afternoon On our
way back we were hailed by the sentry
on walls, every few minutes, and were fortu-
nate IN having guide to explain who we
were, for otherwise they would have fired
upon us We reached the ship about half
past IL p. m, exceedingly exhausted, for
we had walked at least 20 miles, but were at
the same time well satisfied with the sue
cess which had attended our excursion.
". = Steamship Suzquehannah, June 3,
1854
The Kansas SEAL-The Easton (Pal
Argus has been shown the seal of the Ter
rltory Of Kansas 1t consists of a shield
with two supporters and surmouuted by
scroll motto, and il emblematic Of the pion-
eer and the agricuturist The lower COM
partment Of the shield contains The buffalo
and the hunter; tie upper contains the i'm
plements of agriculture. The left hand
supporter is a pioneer with bis smock frock,
leggings rife. and tomahawk; whilst on
the right is the Goddess Ceres with her
shcaf, and at their feet, and between them
lies fallen tree and axe. The motto is a
beautiful and striking allusion to the princi-
ple On which the Territory was organized.
and consists Of tie "PoPULI vocE NATA"-
translated, Born et thc popuiar lciN.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-04-29
EIgCEnh ANS0yS.
The Austrian Capital.

We find the following picture Of Wen
ma and its people, in the Northern I'D
uoca'e, written, we believe, by Presby-
terrain clergyman, Of Western New York,
now OH a tour through Europe, and who
has spent some time at Austria and
Prussia
at is always interesting to study into
the amuscments of the people, for they
give true idea OF their true character
The stump was the first product Of Amer
lean industry, and to this day nothing
attracts a greater crowd than the popular
lecture aud the political speech. That is
as it should be. The great DIR. Chan
ming said that the study OF political ques-
tons was pre-emlnently fitted to develop
the character OF people, and among the
Athenians the man who did not meddle
IN politics was considered not only a
blameless but useless person. / mean
politics III the true sense OF the word,
which have to do with the relations OF
man and man.
Blu, in Vienna, the pursuit Of pleas
ure, which IN tact appears to be the prin-
cipe occupation OF all classes, lies III
different direction. The Athenian idea
of politics has been so completely dis
,orted by the Austrians, that any one
who ventures to trouble himself seriously
with them, is soon placed hors de combat
BY the police. The people are taught to
leave all the cares OF government to the
Emperor. Hence We are not troubled
with Congressional debates and mass
meetings, there are no popular lectures
as IN America. Niennese eminent.
ly ENJOY the good things oil this world. =
They eat like Austrians, smoke with the
zest Of Du,chmen, and drink Kaiser beer
with the capacity OF Bavarians. Their
chief solace, however, lies in music and
dancing. Orpheus must have lived IN
Vienna, or at least paid the Niennese an
early visit. They welcome great mu-
sician as they wotld the Emperor Of the
Russians. The first draw OF the fiddle
bow of Strauss and Lanner sets all VI
emma III a whlIl.
Daring the carnival, when lasts SIX
weeks and ended Yesterday, prela,es
and peeresscS, professors aud students
officers and walters, Jews, Turks and
Christians, have been eaperlng and
Waiting as /. daacng could dlspel the
horrors Of war, aud drive away the fears
i. revelation. Last sunday there Were
no less tina ninety-sIA public balls III "
emma. The private balls ca the same
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-04-29
Sam Slick Oh LAWYERS.

Few things resemble each other more
in natur' than an old cunnin' lawyer and
a spider. He weaves his web into a cor
ner with no light behind to show the
thread Of his net, but in a shade like,
there he waits in his dark office to receive
his visitor. A buzzln' hurrin' thought
less ny, thinkin' Of no,hin but his beau
tiful wings and well made legs, and rath-
er nearsighted withal, comes, stulnbIin'
head over heels into the net.
Il beg pardon,' says the fly, 81 really
didn't see this net work OF yours the
weather is 50 toggv, and the streets 50
confounded dark, I'm afraid I've done
mischief
mot at all" says the spider, bowin'
81 guess it's all my fault. | reckon |
had ought to have hung lamp out; but
pray don't move, or you may do damage.
Allow me to assis, you And then he
ties up one leg, and has him as fast as
Gibraltar.
Now" says the spider, my good
friend, "a phrase a teller alters uses
wnen he's agoin' TO be tricky I'm afraid
you've hurt Yourself a considerable some
| must bleed vou"
Bleed me" says the fly. excuse me
I'm obliged to you | don't require il. =
"Oh. YES v9a do, my dear friend
and he gets ready for the operation.
II you dare d that says the f.
I'll kaock you down; ani In u maj
tnat what lay down | stand OH.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-04-29

be seen. The Elyseum consists of a
number of subterranean apartments ex-
cavated beneath several streets, and fit
ted up so as to represent the several
quarters of the globe. The ditferen,
apartments are connected by long pas
sages, and are marked Europe-Asia -
Africa, &c. A short Railway leads to
the Ell Dorado, and on it passed fine
natural representation of Niagara Falls.
The groves of palm trees, the fountains
and water falls, and the thousand lights
'darting from the mouths of serpents al
most make the Elyseuma a fairy land
The wit Of the improvisators the songs
of lhe Tyrolese, and the music of the
Troubadors contribute to make the place
n tavorlte resort Duing the carnival it
is always crowded. No one should visit
Vienna without going to see the Elys-
cum.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-04-29

"A DoLLaR. steHr. -Joaquins head
after gong the rounds of the mining dis
ulcts, IS again at San Fransisco. The
proprietors Of the delunct gentletnan's
top piece have probably made a good
thing out oil it; and we would advise
them TO procure two or three more heads
OF the gobber, and exhibit them in differ
ent parts Of the State at the same time. -
Sacramento journat.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-04-29

RHODE ISLAND, another democratic
State, has gone overheard, under the NJ
braska pressure. This makes three
States and several cities added to the
whg column since the Introduction ol
this unfortunate measure. Although New
Hampshire is not quite gone, /, yet comes
50 near i that L might aa "c!l be 81
down as 'hair that goes with IL" tlte
= Burt. Tel
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-04-29
? 0ETAY
Paddle your own Canoe.
BY MRS. SARAH r. BOLTON,

Voyager upon llfe's sea,
To yourself be true.
Ana where'er your lot may be,
Paddle your own canoe.
Never thoug h the winds may rave,
faiter nor look back,
But upon the darkest wave
Leave shining track.
Nobly dare the heardest storm,
Stem the heardest gale.
brave or heart and strong of arm,
You will never fail.
When the world is cold and dark.
Keep an aim in view,
And toward the beacon mark
Paddle your own canoe.
Every wave that bears you on
10 the silent shore,
From lis sunny source has gone,
10 return no more.
Then let not an hours DELAY
Chea' you of your due;
But whI'eit it Is called TO day,
Paddle your own canos.
Ii your birth denied Won wealth,
Lofty state and power,
Honest fame and hardy health
Are better dover,
But if these will not suffice.
Golden gain pursue.
And to win the gittering prize,
Paddle your own canoe.
Would you wre5t the wreath of fame
Fl ON the hand Of Fate;
Would you write deathess name,
With the good and great;
Would you bless your fellow men,
Heart and soul mbue
With tie holy task and then
Paddle yJur own canoe.
Would YOU crush the tyrant Wrong,
In the worlds free fight,
With a spirit brave and strong,
Battle for tie Right;
And to break the chains that bind
The many 10 the few
10 enftanchise sIavsh mind,
Paddle yout own canoe,
Nothing great is lightly won,
Nothing won is lost
Every good deed nobiy done,
Will repay the cost;
Leave to heaven in humble trust,
All You will to do;
But, il you succeed, YOU must
Paddle your own canoe.