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Mormonism.

The Richmond Enquirer, the hest Demo.
cratic paper South, has the following sensi-
bic observations in relation to tho Mormons.
The subject is well worthy the attention of
Congress, and demands prompt and speedy
action.
For years past sagacious men have fore.
seen that Mormonism would ultimately bring
trouble upon the country. The practice and
prctcn<ons of this loathsome superstition
are so autagonis,ic to the interest of liberty
and civilization, that its existence is plainly
incompatible with the Institutions of republi.
can society. Manilestly then it was the duty
OF the government to extirpato the evil at
once, before its removal had become prob.
lem of difficult and dangerous solution.
Unfortunately, the wise policy of prompt and
energetic action was not adopted, and gov.
afraid to confront the monster,
avcrted its face and foolishly sought to post.
pone the inevitable issue.-With this view
Mormonism was tolerated, and its excuses
oven connivcd at by the Government. prcsi
dent Fillmore selected the chief of the sect
for Governor of the territory; and when
christian Judge was driven away by the Nor
mons, Mr.. Fillmore substjt jtutcd one of their
own number. This fatal policy is developing
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From the Charleston News.
The AfriCanization of Cuba,

McsSrs. Editors.-A recent editorial il
your able Journal induces ME to address tc
you few remarks upon the differentiation
Of Cuba; subject no longer to be regar
ded as fiibustering fiction OF heated brains
but as a stern and impending reality, to be
now grappled with by the people of the
Southern States. 1t becomes of intense in.
terest us, to know who are the parties now
urging this measure, and by what results it
would be followed,
Twenty millions of dollars, annually
wrung from the Creoles of Cuba, arc enioy-
ed by the Queen of Spain, the Captain Gen
era, and the twelve thousand or fifteen thou.
sand Spaniards, whose bayonets hare hith.
erto preserved the peace of tho ever faithful
Isle. What interest have they in the future
of Cuba? Isabella Graves the acquisition
of present wealth for the pursuit of shame.
less profigacy; the Captain General regards
solely the rapid accumulation of private for.
tune; and the soldiers are Spanish mercena-
res, without a single bond of union with
the unhappy land which writhes beneath
the iron hand of military despotism. They
all stand ready to sIay the goose, which an.
nually lays for them golden egg, provided
only that the spoils be rich The pro,luc.
tive industry Of the Island is now taxed to
its highest limit, and the sole mode Of ncreas.
ing the revenues Of the Spanish Government
lies in the importation of African labor.
The slave trade, branded as piracy by all |
civilized nations, and exterminatcd in every
spot but Cuba, has become too dangerous for
continuance; but the African a ppreutice
system, under which negroes are imported
md virtually sold into slavery for limited
erm of years, offers an unlimited supply of
cheap labor for the planter. No man who
S familiar with the history OF the Spanish
ace, can feel doubt concerning the fate of
he African apprentices, doomed to labor for
term OF years under the rule of cruel and
'erfidous people. The most cold blooded
rneIties which the ::world has ever witness.
Il, have been perpetrated by the Spanish
ace, which originated the hideous torturcs
/ the lnquIsltion, propagated the peaceful
- -.-.-A oi-ntrhoh the
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THE BROTHER o. A PRESIDENT,

Among all the charges that have been brour!
oy reckless and unscrupulous opposition against
The present administration, that of ncpotsm. OF
iavorlllsm to relations, cannot certainly be prc.
lerrcd, as will be apparent from the following in.
cldent. One day last week Il number of WORTHY
;lnd substantial farmers and druycrs who had
been attending the Cambridge Cattle Market,
congrcgatcd in the temporary depot at Porter's
station, and the conversational on politics. Some
OF The assembly We're either whir or frecsoilcrs.
and the way the Nebraska bill, the President,
Judge Douglas, ETC., were handled, was Il cau-
ton 10 the friends of non.intervcntion. Present.
y, 4 sturdy looking farmer, with clear pair of
eyes and IN honest face, put Il question 10 the
most violent dcclaimer-;ln out and out abolition
ist-which Immediately attracted the attention
OF the whole company 10 himself
The conversation then proceeded, but had not
progressed very FIR before the sopIrisrics Of the
abo'I'lonl5t were exposed and rrfntcd by the
plaln common sense arguments of the farmer.
Ills was acknowledged on all sides, except, of
course, by his opponent; and, satisfied with his
victory, the farmer modcslIy retired from the
place. leaving the company at liberty TO scan his
arguments and gucss about himself at their cs.
ure. lc talked like book, said one. ayes
IC WIS ~ WeIl pOStcu I'D,
remarked another. lie looked rough, but talked
like lawyer" observed third. but who is
he !" WAS the question now generally put. At
this moment Murray, the depot MASTER, who had |
been quietly listening 10 their spcculaton STEP
ped forward, and, in his quiet way, said Gentle.
ncn, that is Mr. Henry Pierce, of HiIIsb"ro's,
;ounty, New llamp Of fMe President
y The UnHel S,atss."
And that was true. We learn that Nfr. Pierce
rgulary attends the Cambridge Cattle Market
very week, with some of the products of his
inc farm i'll New Hampshire, and is every where
steemed as an honest, high.mnded, intelligent
nd patriotic American citizen. What an in
ercsting spectacle does this present? Here was
he brother Of the Chief Magistrate of one the
reatest nations on The face of the gobc-a per-
on qualified TO fill many respectable posts,
icldlng handsome pccuniary cmolumcnts-pur.
ulng the hard and humble, but ennobIing cal.
allng of an American farmer, while Il word from
is brother in office could place him where his
nrse might be easily and lawfully gorged with
lie gIil'ering cash Of the public treasury This
one among the many instances of the single
earedncss and unsrshncss of the present
resident UI the United States-Franklin Pierce.
Boston Post. =
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VOL. XIX..--NO. go.

ANOTHER RRATLRoAD.-Columbia ounbt TO he
watchfu Of her interests in the railroad nroiscts
being broached in her vicinity. There IL onn
now being agitated, which, if our peoplc aro not
awake will surely damage their prospects ~
being in the line of the main route of travel ~
We'll rs deprive them of great facility in recev.
ing western produce. 1t will not do for anv
town or community to sit with their arms folded
and do nothing, while their nephbors are avail
ing themselves of all the advantages presented
by railroad communication.
The enterprise we now alIude to is n road
proposed to be built from Wilmington to Char
lotto, about 100 miles, we believe, bcino ono
INK IN road TO be called the "Atlantic. Ohio
and Tennessee Railroad" connecting yVilminn-
Ton oy the most direct route with the Valley Of
!le MISSISSIPPI A large and enthusiastic meet.
ing was held IN Charlotte on Wednesday last. at
which Dr. Fox read letters from citizens of Ten.
nessee ana Wilmington, and resolutions adopted
oy recent meeting Of the latter, expressing the
interest ielt by the people of those sections in
ti''S great enterprise, and inviting the co-opera-
t'on OF the citizens of Charlotte. Resolutions
approving and endorsing the work were passed.
ana delegates appointed to the Convention to
meet at Wilmington on the 18th inst.
IL och0Oycs US, in view of this contaminated
ROAD, to set to work in earnest about buildino
the Il Columbia and Hamburg Railroad. A line
!! from the engineer, who is now making the pre-
limlnary survey, mentions that the route he il
now now engaged on, and which he is nearly through
WITH will only be about 66 os 81 miles. lie
VIII return by the Ridge route. We hope that
the friends Of this enterprise will bestir them.
selves IN procuring subscriptions If this work
should fail, we cannot. .foresee the damage that
nay be done; but that the competition around
Is without 1t must seriously injure our town is
beyond question.-Carolinian.
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sands by grlevous toll and cruel suurrmgs
the broken and wrctched remnant will b,
turned loose and fresh supply thrown in
aud the process repeated, until the ISLAND
swarms with ruthless free black population
and is left as second Hayli. upon our
borders.
This is the atrociouS scheme now IN pro.
cess of execution by the Spanish Govern.
ment, the Captain General and the Spanish
mcrcenaries in Cuba Conceived and rromp.
ted by British policy, it is aprauded by
kind hearted enthusiasts like Gerrit Smith,
and regarded with delight by sundry nlalig.
nants, as Greedy, Wake and Beecher, and
others of like stamp. But this project for
erecting an empire Of black heathens upon
our Southern coast. will, when fully under
stood, inevitably excite against its advocates
the active and bitter ennlity Of the mass of
the American people
The aboitionists at the North are now
gIoating with delight ovor Spanish paper
recent y started ia New York for advocating
the policy of emancipating and smalgama.
tion in Cuba, but like the apples of the Dead
Sea it will turn to ashes on their lips
FL -Nula'o, the paper referred to, is said by
the Cubans, to be edited by mulIatto, to
be supported by funds from the Captain
General for the purpose of creating dissen.
sion among the revoluionists, and to be the
exponent only Of AL insignificant faction
whose pcrllicious principles are revolving to
the Creole population of Cuba.
Those who watch the signs OF the times
are aware that volcano sleeps beneath the
quiet snrface of Cuban life. The watch.
fires of revolution will soon be burning, and
when the banner OF the Lone Star is flung
to the breeze, thousands of gallant spirits
will flock TO the standard of Cuban indepen.
dence, eager to sweep away every vestige
of the worn out and rotten despotslu Of
Spain.
Let the foot of the Anglo-Saxon bo once
planted on Cuba, and the grinding eractions
of military despotism. the blind and perse.
cutting bigotry, and the internal crueity Of
the Spaniard will be exchanged for the mild,
genial aud chrstanizing spirit of Anglo.
Saxon civilization, and the result will be
nailed with equal delight by the Creole, the
slave, and by every true hearted
AMERICAN.
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its natural fruits. Emboldcned by submission
to its demands, Mormonism has grown still
more fierce and intolcrant; and with its ranks
recruited from the prolligatc of all counties
its power for mischief is by no means despi.
cable. The rapidity of its progress is with.
out example in the history of superstition
AT last it has obtrudcd itself OH the notice oil
the Government, and Congress must set to
work in good earnest to check its encroach.
mcnts and abate its excesses.
1t is remarkable with what squcanish del.
lcacy tho thing is handled by Congress.
The vile imposture that should be torn up by
the roots, is touched with all the tender care
with which woman trims her lrail llowercts
Such timid treatment will only aggravate the
disease. The knife, and nothing hut the
knife, will serve the purpose. BY some
measure Of prompt and thorough efficacy
OF Congress must rid the country of the
scandal Of alormonism In the language of
Mr.. Lyon. the egg Of the cockatrce should
be crushed
By AND BY.-Thcre is music enough in
these three words for the burden of a song.
There is hope wrapped up iu them, and
an articulale beat Of human heart.
BY and by: We heard it as lons ago as
we can remember, when we made brief but
prrious journeys from chair to table, and
from table to chair again. We heard it the
other day, when two parted that had been
owing in their lives ono TO California,
!he other to hcr lonely home.
Everybody says it-some time or other.
The boy whispers it TO himself, when he
ireams Of exchanging the stubbed little
hoes for boots like a man. The man
nurmurs it,-when in life's middle watch
le sees his liIo half flushed, and his hopes
.et in the bud, waving in cold. late spring
The old says it when he thinks Of putting
If the mortal for the immortal, to-day for
o-morrow. The weary watchers for The
,orning while away the dark hours with,
y and by-by and by"
Sometimes it sounds like song; some.
mes there is sign or sob in it. What t
'ouldnt the world give TO find it in the !
manacs-set down somewhere, no matter
in the dead of Dccember-to know it
""'d surely come. But. fairy like as it is,
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"A CURIOUS ExHIBrTIox-It is said that ono
"i o. inc most interesting departments of tho
oTystai Palace exhibition is that which is assirn-
ca 10 lost articles picked mp by the police
Among these there are about three hundred lace
cam eahorIc handkerchiets, some valued at $50,
l!ere are also about as many wells, large stock
OF groves, an extensive assortment of babics'
shoes and stockings and some hundred articles
OF JeweIry,, pieces OF which range as high as
Sloo III value. Locks Of false hair are inter-
spcrSed with other wearing apparel, and bottle
OF brandy occupies a conspicuous position.
Specimens of almost every thing which is capa-
bic OF being lost may be seen there.
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GONE RIGHT OVER Ir-I have a rriend
whose ready wit ofteus enivens the socia
circle, and sometimes, also, faithfully serves
the cause of truth. One Sabbath morning
as he stepped from his house to go to church,
he met stranger driving heavily loaded
wagon through the town. He turned upon
hIm, stopped. lifted both his hands, and stood
IN tragic attitude, gazng upon the ground
beneath the vehicle, and exclaimed:
g. There there! you are going right over lit
lhe traveller hastily gathered up his rcins,
drew in his horses, came to dead stand,
ana began looking under his wheels to see
"nat little innocent child, or dog, or pig,
might have been ground to jelly by their
heavy weight. But seeing nothing, he looked
anXlousIy up to the mau who had SO sinnu-
larly arrested his progress, and said:
"Over what!"
"Ihe fourth commandment! was he
quick repl y :" Remember the Sabbath day
to keep it holy"
1t was hard starting those wheels again,
aud hard hauling that load all the rest Of the
lay.-Norwich (liDg.) Examiner.
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sword in hand. They seldom waited his
onset, but whenever they did, found reason
to regret it. But few dis plays of this sort
were sufficient to convince the soldiers that
courageous man, with good sabre, had
nothing to fear from the Cossacks."
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THE bridge on the ST. Lawrence, near Mon.
treal, is to be two miles in length, resting on
twcnty-three piers and two abutments, Giying
twenty arches, each of $40 feet span. Advan,
tage was taken of the solid ice TO bore holes in
I he rocks in line with the centre of the piers.
into which huge chains will be anchored with
buoys attached, so as 10 facilitate the construc.
tlon OF the coffcr-dams, in which the masonry
Of the piers is to be built.
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do not think us we do. ii they did, as
matter of course white cock feathers woul,
tall, and the man who makes trumpels an,
Palmetto trees, aud buttons, and two. .storiet
militia men hats, would be thrown out o
employment. And then, too, there are ;
good many who like Mlcs and would no
have the chance Of being cap,ng or cllenant
in Il beat company taken from them for the
world. Turn ii or twist it as we NAV, there
Is Il mighty military feeling in our State.
Our good wives and mother seems to be
proud of the approach Of the second Sat.
urday, Fben the husband or son is to make
ius first appearance on the old field" For
| weeks, the, Chimney corner, by nights, has
heard nothing but the recital from Macomb-
iattehflon--hcads up--ryes right "In two
ranks form company" BY the right flank
Frght face forward, march. And then, in
Imagination, the iitcr strikes up Hamburg
Ladies and the kettle drum follows. re.
rum.te. .dun--te-rum tum.tum Oh! what a
time, when the whole settlement is congre
Sated-horses snickering-thc fife and drum
goIng-dogs barking-children crying-and
when all is carried to the highest pitch, the
solgers are drawn up into line, and " ordered,
ready, aim, fire." and to see them shoot
with sticks, gunstocks and guns without
locks the scene is awiully terrific.
Our proposition, however to make change
does not do away with this military ambition
this love for titles We still intend to have
GorcrRorS, and we have made close calcu.
lation, and we find that in electing JUS! fire
more we shall all be colones, aud our uipcs
too.
But in all sincerity, we do trust that the
people will take this matter in hand and ap
ply remedy. We believe our present sys
tenn great nuisance, aud we feel that A very |
large majority Of the people arc Of the same
way Of thinking. We have no definite plan
to suggestive feel as if we could not bo
by amy change.
Mr.. Calhoun, of Laurcns, introduced in
the Senate, last winter, "bil to abolish
petty musters. it went by tho board-not,
as VIC really believe, because the people would
have been opposed to the passage of such
aw, but simply from the fact, that public
opinion had not been directed to the propo.
'cd change. We hope the people will re.
'olve this thing in their mind and give their
lext representatives to understand what their
ceilings are upon the subject.-Lcxington
Telegraph.
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BEING PARTTcULAR.-An amusing incident
TOOK place yesterday at the ST. Charles Hotel.
where Mr. Fillmore is stopping A waiter came
TO the office with large bundle of clothes from
u lhe laundry, marked "p. Fillmore" and asked
ING tne clerk what room he should taxi them TO.
Inc clerk read the name and scratched his head.
tryIng TO think if any such person was stopping
IN IN, the house. "p. Fillmore, p. Fillmore q
The waiter replied, 81 know the name is rioht.
Tor asked particularly what the ecnIcman's
ilrst name was, and they told ME President, and
wrote it down p. Fillmore" There was some
laughing in those parts about that time.
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SILVER FACED TYPE.-Lloyd's Weekly News.
paper, now edited by Douglas Jerold, announ-
ces that 1t will soon be printed with silver faced
type. Electroplaling The type with silver seems
novelty. The paientees are Orchard, Willis
g. Greening, of London.
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NOT SINGLE JEW REQUIRING TEMPORARY
RELIEr."-Such is the report of the missionaries
and coporteurs appointed by the New Society
Tor the amcioration of the Jews in that city,
and it is very creditable one to the industry,
and temperance of the children Of Abraham, SO
many Of whom reside there.
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-, lHE DRAIN OF POPULATION IN GREAT BRITAIN.
Inc discovery of gold at the Cape of Good
Hope will probably lead 10 another heavy drain
OH The labnrlng population of England, already
greatly thinned by the exodus to this country
and to Australia. The war will also contribute
TO diminish its numbers, so that with all these
caIsos at work it will not be surprising if, in the
course of few years, the scarcity of hands was
severely felt in all branches of her commercial
and agricultural operations
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POSTAL QUESTIONS DEcIDED-The Washing
ton Star says: 1t is ruled by the Post Office
Department that Postnlasters on returning pa
pers to publishers not taken from the office,
must frank them, rs on Post office business"
The Postolfice Department do not, and eau
not legally give permission to any person other
than the person to whom addressed, to open any
letter laying in Postofice.
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Our TERRlToREEs.-The following Terrific
rcs of the United States now remain TO be
organized into States: New Mexico 119,774
square miles. Indian or Kansas 1871, Mime
sofa $4,000, Oregon and Washington 4ll6s,
Utah 1898, Nebraska and Northwestern 724,.
261. Total l,336,650 square miles.
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CIILoRoFoRM CouSTERAcTED-Mr. Robt. do
Lambclle, distinguished physician of Paris an.
nounccs that shock Of electricity given to
patient dying from the effects of chloroform in-
medIatey counteracts its influence, and returns
the patient to life.
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MANY true heart, that would have come
back like dove to the ark, after the first
transgression has been frightened beyond re-
call by the angry look and menace, the
'aunt' tho savage charity, Of an urlorgiving
soul.
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a chIrIc, ungallant enough 10 tell the truth,
says that the most awkward thing in or out of
all creation is woman trying 10 run. They
can't do it. They are nota funing institution.
except with their tongues. If there are two
arrangements in the world that were neycr
and ducks