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affairs for the last four or five years. From
them, We deduce the opinion, that in less than
six months, every man at the North, who has
moro to lose than to gain by a dissolution of
the Union, will be at work to stop the progress
Of this very last ism, to which We refer above.
As, if not stopped summarily, its fruit must be
Misunderstanding between the sections, to
bring the union of the North American con-
federacy much nearer to the point of disrup-
ton than ever before.
Tho Clerks Bil.-We learn that yesterday
it was finally voted in the Committee of Ways
and Means to report back the Senate's Clerks
Bill" with . recommendation that it be
amended BY increasing no other salaries than
those Of the 5000 per annum clerks, whom
they recommend hereafter to be paid at the
rate Of 81, 100 per annum. There was, evil
IDENTIFY; much disagreement in the committee
on this measure, few Of its members being at
first disposed to agree to any one proposition
If we are correctly notified, the House will
probably be informed by member of the
committee that it was ordered to be 80 re-
ported, in order to afford the majority an
opportunity to deal with all the rest of the
provisions of the bill as they come from the
Senate, unembarrassed by any particular
recommendation from the Senate. Under
these circumstances, we take it for granted
that the Senate's well studied and matured
views will prevail, the necessities of all the
other grades of public employees here being
quite as obvious as those of the SO deserving
5000 per annum clerks. We can hardly con-
ceive it possible that tho measures will fail to
become q law, very much in the shape in which
it came from the Senate.
The Two Cent Ocean Postage Rats.-It
will be perceived from Official publications in
another column Of this afternoons Star, that
the Postmaster General, with the advice and
consent of the President, as provided in sec
ton of this postage law of March 3, 1851, has
promptly reduced our ocean postage rate to
two cents, on the only regular line or route upon
which the opportunity has offered since the
enactment of the law above referred to. He
at the same time gives notice that whenever
ne can in future obtain the ocsan-wise trans
portation Of United States mails to foreign
! countries At two cents Per letter, the Depart
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nEUTSCHE GESAENGE SoEBEN EMPPAN.
~ gen Bleb bel Mir Won Abt; Name und Bid;
Sch eizer Heimweh; Der Deutshe Kr abe Der Grpss;
Oh ich en- Dich Geiacht; Lebt wohl isr Blauen Au-
n; Indem auga Gegt das Herr Ssmtliche Lieder
Won Schuuanu and Andre. HILBUS a HITZ,
mar % Musical Depot.
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INAsCY hosiery

IA Nc L HOSI = X "
IL Just received a rich and beautiful assortment
II Silk, Angels, Cincinnati, Lsle Thread and CT.
ton of new and beautiful designs of English and Ger
man Goods, opsn for inspection at HOPKINS Gents
Furnishing Establishment, between National snd
Browns Hotels. war o.
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A GENTLEMAN wanting pleasant room,
"A in a quiet situation, can be accommodated in
a small family in Georgetown. reasonable terms.
The situation is pleasant for the uipg season be-
ing the Heights, and convenient to the omnibus.
Apply to N. NJ. MacGregor. It'll st, Washington.
mar
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ME have just received On consignment
w 800 bushels white Mercer Potatoes suitable
for seeding table purposes which will De sold low
10 clole early. VIM. c. HARPER 4 Co.
Pa avenue, s. side, between 4 and 9th sts.
mar eoslf
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ELASTIC RIBBON, Gc.-LAMMoND,
"a 1th street, has received a supply of Elastic
Ribbon for Undersleoves. ALEC. China Ornaments
in great variety, Porte Monnaies, Hsir and other
Brushes, Bracelets, Ok Marrow Pomadc, Lyons Ka-
tha;ron, Barrys TTisophs rous. Transparent Toilet
Soap IN liars. &c, for sale very low.
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By" We would remind our friends
and readers, that Messrs. Clough, Scrib-
ncr & Co., whose advertisement will be
found in our columns to-day, have
opened new cheap cash store, on Main
Street, in the store formerly occupied
by VIM, E. Coe & Co., and filled the
same with new and desirable stock of
Dry Goods which they are offering at
very low prices We can say from a
personal inspection of their stock that
all their goods are new and fresh, and
of the latest styles, Our friends will
do we'll to call on Messrs. c., S. & Co.,
and examine their stock which they will
show with pleasure.
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has succeeded in faithfully tearing of tho
can do more to promote it, with Gods blessing,
than any other man living"
After some days, Mr.. Hogan was able TO re-
turn homo, but his physical strength was 30
exhausted that he never regained his usual
health. He lived until January of the follow
ing year, but continued weak and feeble,
though not confined to his bed till day or
two before his death. .
None can know the desolation of my heart
since that day. He was most fond, devoted
husband-remarkably domestic in his feelings
and habits-ever wseh me save when impera-
tive duty obliged him to leave home; and it Is
gratifying to know that few If any ever had the
opportunity of making his acquaintance with
out being personally attached to him.
With the fervent wish that his works on Ro~
manism may find their way to the hearts and
homes of every family in our highly favored
country, am,
With due respect
LYDIA w. HOGAN.
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A HUSBAND IN TRoUBLE.-A few
days since, lawyer of this city was
seated in his Office busily employed in
studying out plea, when the door was
opened, and young, stout son Of Erin
entered, doffed his hat, and said that he
desired to take an advice Of his honor
The lawyer bade him sit down, and in.
quired his business.
"Shure," he replied, CT want a
divorce from my wife Biddy."
The lawyer asked what was tie
trouble, but Pat seemed very 10th to
tell.
Does she not treat you well, does
she not take care of your house, has she
deserted you, or does she like any one
better than YOURSELF" were inquiries
made by the lawyer, who endeavored
some time in vain to pump out the rea-
son of the desire for the divorce. AT
last weary of the investigation, the dis
ciple of Coke informed his would be-
client that he could do nothing for him
without knowing all the facts of the
case.
"Well if mnst, I must" replied
the husband: "shure there's a littl,
darlint l love better than Biddy."
The lawyer could hardly refrain from
laughter sufficiently to inform the Hiber
nian that the law could not touch sucl
a case as his, and Pat left with a coun
tenance 'more of sorrow than of anger.
Boston Trdreler.
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ney- Simon Holdfast was not liberal
minded man There was no danger Of
his running himself by extensive chari-
ties. Still, Whenever there was a col
lection taken up at church, or at pub
lie meeting, he always took care TO give
something.
cit looked well to give something"
he said, "and there was no need OF
letting the public know how much you
gave. He hated ostcntation, for his
part"
He always put a cont in his pocket
on such an occasion. People might
think from the rattling that it was gold,
or at least silver. Mr. Holdfast was
about to attend an evening meeting for
q charitable purpose. He accordingly
deposited in his vest pocket, as he sup
posed, the usual liberal sum.
This he deposited in the box with an
air Of conscious liberality lighting up his
face.
When he reached home he had occa-
sion to open his pocket book, when, to
his CONSERVATION, no discovered cent
carefully laid away in recess. The
eagle was nowhere to be found.
"Good heavens !" exclaimed Simon,
"I've gone and given away ten dollars
to that cursed charity-an amount which
properly laid out, would have served iol
thousand occasions of the same kind y
Simon sat down quite overcome, bu
it couldn't be helped. AS an Offset tC
this extravaganza, he has decided tc
reduce the wages of his servant girl til
the amount was made up.
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NvesterIy, April 10, 1854.

ns1~ Gov. Seymour, Of New York, on
Saturday, the lst inst, vetoed the Pro-
hibitory Liquor Bill passed by the Legis-
lature. The Governor believes the pro-
visions of the bill are calculated to in
iure the cause Of temperance and i'm
pair the welfare of theState ,and alledges
also that the bill is unconstitutional, un-
just, and oppressive in its character,
and that its provisions, when calmly
viewed by the people, will excite sur
prise and alarm.
The Governor proceeds to specify his
reasons for Withholding his signature
from the bill, the first of which is that
the right of search which the bill con-
fers is in conflict with the constitution
of the United States and the eleventh
section of the bill of rights" which
were designed to prevent the issuing OF
general warrants" The message
quotes Lord Camden's memorable de-
claration that to "enter q mans house
under cover of general warrant il
order to procure evidence, is worse thar
the Spanish Inquisition."
After the reading of the Governor
veto, on Saturday, the Senate proceeded
to vote on the reconsideration of tn,
passage Of the Bill, and it was lost
Ayes IA; nays 13. 1t is Therefore
killed. With two-thirds vote in eacl
House in its favor, the Bill would hav,
gone into cffect,in spi+s-sf theGoverpsr'
veto.
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Nj A R R lie d,

In Greenmanville, Ct., April 2, by Ed.
and Miss PHEBE Z. HARRISON, both Of Gro
ton, CT.
At Linden Valley, on the 10th inst, by
Rev. Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. JOHN +. LARkHAM,
of this town, and Miss ARABELLA c.
WHEELER, of Stonington, Ct.
gn5- The hearts o. cthe printers were made
glad by the reception of generous supply
of cake, which, in its demolishment, called
forth blessings on the newly married.
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nG~ Professor Silliman, in his Visit
to Europe" just published, relates the
following anecdote
In the year 1853, Henry Cole, doan
,of St. Paul's stopped at Chester on his
way to Ireland, commissioned by Queen
Mary to prosecute the Protestants, and
exultingly showed his commission,
which he replaced in his bags bat as
soon as he left the room the good lady
of the house took out the commission
and replaced with it pack of cards
with the knave Of clubs upmost. O
course the dean made ridiculous figure
when he opened his supposed commission
at Dublin, in presence of the dignitaries
and before new one could be obtained
the prosecuting Mary brcathed her last
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Hollo,cay's Pills an Efficient Cure for
Diseases of the Chest, and Inflammation
of the Lungs.-Mr. John Schoonenberg, Of
Paramaribo, Su rinam, had suffered for q
considerable time from q severe cough,
pains in the chest and side, and ultimately
an inflammation of the lungs, and great
fears were entertained that he was in .
deep decline. After the best endeavors Of
some of the most eminent doctors had failed
to cure him, he tried Holloway's celebrated
Pills, which have restored him to perfect
state of health and so satisfied is he Of the
result that he strongly and confidently re-
commends their use to all who suffer from
similar complaints.
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The following exchanges come to us
enthusiastically: N. Y. Dutchman,
Oramel Era, Literary Echo, and Miami
Visitor. They are all clever friends of
whose demise we have serious apprehen-
sions whenever they turn up " minus" !"
Will they please spare our pheelinks by
" coming up to the time ?''--NortAera
Gazette.
E0- Well do the best we can, brother
Nelson, to furnish you the Echo and
if there is anything wrong hereafter,
why, you can do as we do in such cases
set it down to the credit of the post
office department. Though, being one
of Uncle Samuel's favored children, OF
course you will not do that. All friend
it is bad thing for an editor to hold
an oflice-it takes away his indcpcnd.
cnce. Now we don't hold any office
nor do we expect to, therefore we are a
perfect liberty to show up the old gen.
tleman's faults; and occasionally pacl
off few of our own.
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.OD p H& -
AS IT WAS AND AS 1T IS.

AURICULAR CONFESSION, and Popish
Nunneries, by VIM. Hogan, formerly Roman
Catholic Priest; Hartford, published by Silas
Andrus l. Son, for Pierce Handel, Ashaway,
r. /.
The above work contains over $50 pages,
l2mo., printed from good type, with beauti-
full and correct Portrait of the Author and four
other fine engravings from original designs,
got up expressly for this edition handsomely
bound, with full gilt back, embossed sides, and
marble edges; at the low price Of one dollar
and twenty-five cents per copy. .-
Agents furnished at very liberal discount,
by Pierce Handel, Ashaway, R. l.
500 Good and Efficient Agents
Wanted, to sell this and other popular
books Of the day.
Address PIERCE HANDELL,
Ashaway, r. I.
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Alta meeting Of the directors of the
Pawcatuck Library Association. on
Tuesday evening, the llth inst, mca-
sures were taken to remove from the
Association all pecuniary embarrass-
ment, to put tho Library in the best
possible working order, and to secure
for it as many new books--recent issues
Of the press-as possible.
True, the majority Of our old and tried
citizens have manifested truly honora-
BILE liberality in establishing and Sup
porting this large and valuable library.
But since its establishment many new
citizens have come among us, and some
have grown up in our midst. For the
culture and benefit of the whole COM
munity we are very anxious that every
person should be a stockholder
at least one share-in the Association
and that its treasures of history, biogra-
ply, philosophy, poetry, travels, litera-
ture, and science, should reach every
house and every man, woman and child.
And now the question is who will help
in the achievement Of this good end
Or rather, who will not gladly help in
this worthy work and bless others by
blessing themselves A word to the
wise will suffice. The directors propose
visiting their friends to solicit their aid
Wisdom crieth without she uttereth
her voice in the streets" The good
work ought to, and must be done. And
let all The people say, Amen.
Westerly, April IL 1854. Ed.
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Ca Various attempts were made il

Ca Various attempts were made in
Auburn last week, TO induce citizens to
serve as special deputies, to aid in the
expected arrest of the fugitive slave,
George Washington. Fees were offered
and penalties threatened freely. Six
hundred blanks are said to have been
printed, to be filed up with the names
of the "specials." But not one man
could be found, in the whole city, who
would accept the Office!
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6N- We are under the necessity o.

6W- We are under the necessity of
begging pardon of the author of "The
of PatrickHcnry," for leaving
his very welcome contribution over till
next week. But the fact is, the space
which we had allotted it has been filled
by the great crowd Of advertisements.
Of course the contribution was received
first and thus has priority of claim, but
our advertisers have way Of arguing
the question which aoe find hard to con-
trovert, and we think if our friend could
hear their arguments even he woulC
admit their plausibility.
We have now about column and ;
half Of advertisements in type and abou
column more of copy which we were
absolutely forced to leave over till mex
week, notwithstanding the eloquen
appeals Of our patrons. We are glac
to see that our friends appreciate ou
agency in setting them before the publ
and while they do so we shall do our bes
to please them. Meanwhile our reader
will find the advertisements the mos
interesting part Of the paper, no doubt
so of course they will be much please
with the arrangement.
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p0- Poland's Headache Killer i:

n1~ Poland's Headache Killer is
highly recommended as an almost sure
remedy for the headache. This is not
one of those medicines which claims to
be universal panacea and fail on every
trial but it claims to cure this one dis
ease; and as this is the season of head
aches, it is a proper time to give 1t o
trial. d. w. Hammond is agent for
this place.
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Iey. Speaking of the Woonsockct

BD- Speaking of the WoonsOchrt
Potriot-one Of the best papers on our
exchange list--the Providence Journal,
after mentioning the fact that it is to be
enlarged and otherwise improved, and
the price to be raised to two dollars, very
justly says, that it is a small alvance,
considering the increased cost of publ
cation, and not half what the paper is
worth. A good newspaper is one of the
most important institutions of every
village, especially in the way of exciting
and concentrating a good public spirit.
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pa The following is list of Justic es
of the Peace, elected on the Sd inst.
for Stonington, CT.
Asa Fish, Elias Brown, Benz. F.
Palmer, Benz. f. Collins, Elisha Faxon,
Pitts D. Frink, Oliver B. Grant, Benz
F. Langworthy, Franklin A. Palmer,
Joshua Noycs, Jr., Nathan s. Noyes.
Elias P. Randall, Charles Sabin, Francis
Sheffield, Giles G. Smith, John D.
Noyes, Horace r. Hall, Benjamin
Pomeroy, Ezra Chescbro, Peter For
syth, Thos. s. Greenman, Thomas w
Davis.
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r6Y. The Nau York Dau Rnf

S6- The New York Day Book re-
marks that -four dealers in that city
don't feel quite as good natured as they
did a month ago, when they were buying
up all the -four in the market at seven,
eight and nine dollars q barrel. They
have been holding on until the river is
open, and the rush of -four from the
west has knocked high prices in y
head and will soon bring down the staff
of life to about S..
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I@- Edward Gibbon, the celebra

s@- Edward Gibbon, the celebrated
infdel historian, wrote as follows to an
aunt, towards the close of bis life "I
beg to assure you, with all sincerity,
that l look upon religion as the best
guide of youth, and the best comfort OF
old age, and that l firmly believe there
is less real happiness to be found amid
the engrossments and pleasures Of the
world, than in that pious and retired
life which you have chosen"
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ID L e D.,

At the residence eff Christopher G. Maine.
in North Stonington, Ct, on the 10th inst.
Mrs KEruRAH NJ INER, in the sd year of
her age. .....
On the 14th of February, 1854, at Benz
cia, Cal, NATHANIEL p. Brown, formerly
of Stonington, Ct., aged so years.
At Mystics CT, on the 9th inst, Mr..
GILBERT DENIsoN, aged 90 years. ..r.
At Stonington, Ct., on the 2Sth ult., Mr..
THOMAS HALLAM, aged sc years.
At Stonington, Ct., on the Sd inst, Mr..
GILBERT BRowN, aged "A years.
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pJ- Several earthquakes have taken
place in Calabria lately, attended with
great loss Of life. One village, contain
ing 600 inhabitants, has been completely
destroyed. Altogether 5000 lives have
been lost up to the latest accounts.
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lDr 1t is stated that q comet is now
visible a few degrees above the horizon,
at the close of twilight, in direction
about west Notwithstanding an ex-
act resemblance to the one which made
its appearance last August, and which
occupied the same position in the heav-
ems.
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~ The Superintendcnts Of the New
England Railroads, held meeting in
Boston, few days since, in which the
question Of raising the fares on their
respective roads was discussed, Nc
definite action was taken.
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Stop Thief!

WHEREAS, certain evil disposed persons
w have been in the habit of stealing
Wood and Chips from the Shipyard of the
Subscribers, this is to give notice that We
will punish to the extent of the law every
thief that we can hereafter detect in such
offence. II. \ F. SHEFFIELD.
Pawcatuck, April II, 1854. 3t159
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~ The Jeffersonian, describing the
effect Of q thunder shower, says: 4" A
COW was struck by lightning, and in
stantly killed, belonging to village
physician, phO had Jeani3M calf four
doys oldt" - 30
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fAdvertisement.l

WILLIAM HoGAs's Work on Popery is the
greatest expose Of Catholicism that has ever
been presented for the consideration of the
American people, the truthfulness of which
should alarm every American Protestant in the
land. william HogaR.was formerly Roman
CatholicPriest for many years, and understands
the goings forth Of the Man Of Sin as well,
perhaps, as any other man-the Bishops and
Pope not excepted. He-(Wm. Hogun)-be.
ing acquainted with the wicked and hellish
plans, and plots, and snares and traps laid and
set to undermine the Government ofthe United
States and subject the people, as slaves to the
Pope Of Rome, has, for the safety of the civil
and religious rights and privileges of the Amer
lean people came out in his Work OH Popery,
and sounded the note of alarm, that the peo-
pie may take warning in time to secure them
selves from the fiery talons of that monster
power-thc Man of Sin. Hogan's Work on
Popery ought to be in every Protestant family
in America, and read by all of its member; for
in it are disclosures of Popery which every
Protestant ought to understand. Mr.. Hogan
sanctlmonious garb which has long covered the
putrid stygiean pool of catholicism and has laid
it open to the public gaze. He also exposes
the deep and subtly laid plans and the dark,
subteranean movings, with all the jesuistcal
machinery of him (the Pope,) "who opposeth
and exalteth himself above all that is called
God, or that is worshiped, so that he, as God,
sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself
that he is God, even him whose coming is af.
ter the working of Satan with all po,oer, and
signs and lying wonders, seeking to extend his
power" over the American people, and wrest
from them the civil and religious freedom which
has been conferred upon them by the King oi
Heaven. The present movements of the
Catholics, in different parts of the United
States, ought to enlist the influence of every
Protestant against the willy power of the scar
let colored Beast. / would, therefore, say tC
all Protestants, Buy one Of Hogan's Books OF
Popery, and learn the insidious windings o
that power that seeks to rob you of the greatest
boon that God has ever conferred upon man
the civil and religious freedom which you nov
enjoy.