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IN r. +. v. on the reculinr Institution.

IN y. i. v. on the Peculiar Institution.
During recent debate in the House Of
Representatives, between Mr.. Giddings. Of
Ohio. and Mr. Smith, now member from Nir-
gnia, and formerly Governor Of that state
the latter gentleman was delivered of the fol
lowing choice sentiments with plenty more Of
the same stamp -.
az believe in my soul sla-ery IL neither .
moral, social, nor political evil Ibchcro HGt
The ,chjte race is oierdt,d bVthc institution. and
Hot is necessary Ia hc negro 10 mdkc use Of
him. Ibciere Hat II IS God'S inSntutjoa.-
Has there ever been prosperous nation with
out slavery II we get young men from the
North before they are spoiled, we make men
of them This institution acts like charm
on The negroes many of them are worthy Of
confidence and respect. We have Hdck tdmi-
~ servants who put to blush white servants.
They arc ualueiesS The moment gou knock their
shdckies Off. | can favurahly contrast the
wel-raised slave Of the South, with the free
negro Of the North Free wcH-roiscd siaro,
and. nine chances ont ot ten, he ujH L,c0Etc 4
uagdJond."
On this last exceedingly moderate state
mcnt the Chicago TriJune remarks -
We do wish that the gentleman from
Chicago and spend u short time in looking
out some of the citizens of our place. who
were once worthy of respect and confidence
when chotoiSas they were once, but who now
according to his rule. having become free
must necessarily have also become ''yaga-
bonds We imagine it would do his ''Old
Virginia heart good, to these ''vaga-
bonds" We have got them here. We see
them every day. We meet them in the street
at the Post office. at the banks, at the ware
houses. Some of them, ''these vagabonds"
remember, wear massive gold watches, with
heavy chains diamond rings; fine broad
cloth coats; irrcproachahle linen, and fault
less beavers. Others of them are less showv
in their personal appearance. but they carry
in their pockets an equal amount of gold. and
have at hCmc, or at their bankers. title deeds
and mortgages, which would make the eyes
Of our amiable Southern gentleman wink for
wonder. Some Of them We know who are
worth twenty, thirty, forty, or fifty thousand
dollars.-Onc at least We know very well he
was once a cboHc'. and worthy ofconfdcncc
and respect but now, alas he is a man, and
Of course a ''vagahond,' who could buY Mr..
Smith, NJ C., of Virginia. and keep him too.
If the gentleman will come out here to see
/ them, We have no doubt but that these ''vaga-
bonds" will pay all his expenses, treat him
with genuine IWg'n,an hospitality, and send
him back to Old Virginia shore. u wiser and
we hope better man. Will he not come
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-19

TuE STOLEN IIrpFs.-William Saverv, an
eminent preacher among the Quakers, was a
tanner by trade, and known by all as " one
who walketh hunlbly with his Cod One
night quantity Of hides was stolen from his
tauncry. and he had reason to believe that
the thl"f was Il quarrel>ome drunken nei-hbor,
whom shall call John Smith. The next
week the following advertisement appeared
in the county newspaper
Whoever stole quantity Of hides on the
fifth of the present month, Is hereby informed
that the owner has sincere wish to he his
friend. If poverty tempted him to this false
step, the owner will keep the whole transac-
tion secret, and will gladly put him in the
way Of obtaining money by means more like.
ly to bring him peace Of mind
This singular advertisement attracted con-
siderable attention but the culprit alone
knew who had made the kind offer. When
he read it his heart melted within him, and
he was filled with sorrow for what he had
done. y iow nights aiterward. a. the tam
ner's family We're about retiring to rest, they
heard a tlmd knock and, when the door
was opened there stood John Smith, with a
load Of hides on his shoulder. Without look
ing up, he said
g | have brought these back, Nr. suery.
Where shall put them -
~ WI m Gun Eet lantern anu VIII
20 ~ Vne nalh WIN thee' lie r'rll'I 'tneh'
perhaps Vlou VIII come IN ana tel me now
TINS aPleheu we VIII see "nat can he donc
ior thee'
As soon a. tney were gone out his wife
prepared some not coffee, ana placed pes ana
meat on the taple. men they returned
nome from the parn' she sall =
NelS41or smith thought some not sup
per would DE good Tor thee ,.
lie turned ~. back toward her' and he ana
not speak. Alter leaning against the lire
place IN silence lew moments, he SAID III a
chokcd voice
Z" 1T Is the tIrst time | ever stole anything,
ana , nave lett very BAD about 1t: am sure
dlGh once think that l should ever come
to wnat am. But ! took to drinking, and
then quarreillng. since began to 90 down
hlll' every body gives me Kick You are
the irst man that has ever offered me help
ing hand MY vile Is sickly and my chll-
dren are starving You have sent them many
meaI-''"d hlcss YOU ana yet stole the
nlIes' BUT tell YOU the TRUTH when | say
1t is the hrst time that was ever thlei.
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ATTENTION THr WHOLE. The President
has written to New Hampshire to signify his
expectation that Harry llibbard will be elected
to the t. :. Senate, and declaring that any OPP
position to him on account of his vote on the
Nebraska bll, will be regarded and treated as
opposition to the administration. lnnsmuch as it
Is the Pres dents duty to acqualnt the States
whom they mIy and whom they may not elect
to the Senate, we shill look 10 our neighbors of
the Granite State for cheerful and prompt
compliance wish the Executive decree, and all
the moro confidently for the alarming conse-
Iueucc threatened IN case of disobcdIcncc.
TO be treated as an opponent of the present
administration Is TO light penalty, as the New
York "hards" and the Massachusetts soils" can
attest. The President snys. moreover, that Mr..
lIIhbnld has nctcd III conformity with his wishes
IN relation 10 the Nebraska question. That ac.
counts for the mlln in the cocoanut We have
never been nhc to comprehend how Mr.. Hub
bard should have made such an ass of himself
(allcwrg rhHt a member of Congress can BE- an
asst as 10 vote both ways on the same question.
and wronr at last, but 'thc murder is out"
now-hc was obnyIug orders. Springfield Re
pub'iom.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-19

A CHANCE FOR CoNqrEsT. The Quebec cor
respondent of the London Morning Post
writes
Our feet in the Pacific is quite strong
enough to capture the whole of the Russian
forts and posts along the coasts Of Russian
America (and they have none in the interior)
and those which they possess here and there
among the Fox, Abution and Currile Islands,
the whole forming chain from the American
coast to Japan. With the capture of these
islands, which are also very valuable in furs.
copper, in the mildnes> Of their climate and in
some of them containing excellent harbors
near the Asiatic main shore. where no good
harbors exist. and of Russian America, our
influence in the Pacific would be materially
increased, at period when the countries of
that ocean are likely to become of that i'm
portance which has long been their due, The
our fleet would he at New Archangcl. in the
Island OF Sitka, which. besides being strong
by nature, has been completely fortified, and
has now some 60 or 20 guns mounted. There
are about 800 persons there, the garrison
being about 900 and there is a dock yard where
many vessels of war have been built \ most
of the other posts there are but from 30 to
of any Importance Should France desire to
acquire territory set off to this conquest
should we make it, She might be allowed to
possess herself of kamschatka and the neigh
bouring coast
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ADVANTAGES OF PAYING FOR a NEwsrA-
PR ~ ApyANCE.-One of the facts put in
evidence at the trial IN the supreme Court,
to sustain the Will Of the late William Rus
s,ll, was, that only a few days before he made
the will, he called ut the Office of the Demo-
crat, and paid for his paper year in advance,
thereby saving fifty cents. This fact was
dwelt upon at length by counsel, and COM
mcntcd upon by the judge in his charge, as
one of great Importance. The verdict of the
jury would seem to sustain the position, that
a man who has mind and memory enough to
pay for his newspaper in advance, is compo-
tent to make his will.-Frdnkhn Democrat.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-19

EATING MoR1GAGr The law books
abound in terms applicable to mortgages.
Mortgages are " forcclosed." cancelled"
" lifted, - " discharged" &c, but we never,
until within few days, beard of eGtiHg
mortgage, although We have often known
mortgages to "cut mp the substances Of
those who gave them.
The Park street (Unitaran) society. in this
city, some years ago contracted "a debt for
which OF their organ was mortCaged to in
divlduals. One of the old member, If the
society here threatened, that if he lived TO
see tine mortgage paid, it should he eaten.
On Tuesday evening last, at the annual parish
meeting, the parish committee announced
that the mortgage had been paid, discharged
and handed over to the committee. The cold
member referred to Immediately rose and
moved that 1t should he eatcn. The motion
was carried without dissenting vote, and
the members of the parish forthwith adjourned
to the house of Jcdediah Jewctt. where the
mortgage was served up, " stewed, fried and
scolloped ~ Ittdsted so much like oysters,
that one could hardly tell the difference 1t
was the unanimous opinion of all present
that in no other form are mortgages so agree
able to those who give them P5-fond Ad-
CcrftSor.
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FER.NITTRE WAREHOUSE.
N. PARKER.

~ HOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER in sofa
w Divdus, Tcte-a-tetcs, Ottomaus, Mahogany
and Caue seat Cnar. CentcJ, Pier and Card Tables,
with Marble, Mahogany aud Black Walnut Tops
Furniture, of all kind. Painted Chamber Sotts Mat
trrsse,, Feathers, Willow-Wsre, Window-Comicc,
LoJ ing ',dsaes, Coc, Picture fralu,s Bird Cage,
Tubs Pail, baAc-, iruoms, tc. Al,o, Piano fortcs,
Cd uluir piI l1' and square, frou the Mauuflcto-
ric. of the most eel. bratcd Boston makers.
IL Wcst ride Of Courthouse Squars.
darlington, W., April 7, 1851 vii
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THr Boys AND The SAUSAGE M>KtR.-Eoys
wicked ones too We - laughed pu,umcJ-
ly' over an anecdote which has lust been y.
lated to us, in which the latter cliss of ..hlv-
wags' played conspicuous part. y 'vn m
Frank fort street hard bv to Willirn. lives
Dutch pork seller and sausug7-makcr. Some
rude boys in his vicinity had ann we'd him
with tauntirg inquiries n to the D'aIorii of
which his '' links were composed, aud h5
had ' trounCcd' one or two of them rather
roughly for their impertinence. The ''whir-
hgig of time. ~ however, soon "hluu-Et about
their revenges.' They went down, one morn
ing, into the swamp and collected long
string Of the huge rats that inic>t tiv stores
of that sunkeu uri i-hhurhlul and while two
or three boys, 10y dInt of Joke and tlunt, se-
duced the butcher 10 pursue them down the
the street, another entered his shop and hun.
up the string of rats on nail IN hi> show
window, between the tempting itStoons of his
savory sausagcs By-and-hv, people began to
stop before his shop, and stare into his win
dow; then roar out laughing, and PASS ~.
Presently IA large crowd collected, ami the
butcher came ont 10 ascertain what II was
that attracted their curiosity. Is that the
kind of stuff You make sausIgrs ot asked
one, pointing to the string Of rats 'Got any
rat-steaks = inquired another Send me over
a rat-spare-rih' added 4 third, until the
man, li,id with rage, shut his door upon the
crowd, removed the 'incumbrance from his
window, and sac him down and W'lt, like
big Dutch baby as he was.-N paper
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-19

How To- pWuLr>G rnr LuE ur , SEouFr III
a secret i, u iittle weak, and looks Il, If it
Wa likrly to die, there i, nntlin. tor recover
inG it equal to cup of t.a--hut then the tea
mu,t he administered hy the hand OF II lady
rather advanced in Ncare After a cap or -
the 'crat will imAine fresh strength, and will
hc good lur, at least, another ten Years. =.
b. rhis remedy ha, never been known to fail.
more esp p'rially il there happen to he two or
three elderly ladi's present., and they take
gool care, Ht the uur the secret l. rorul lrriug,
to give the lopr t.inS plenty of circultilu.
-FUH,h.
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Prices for Advertising in Weekly.
I'm" square, 10 lines or les IN mnun solid,
three insertions. 81 90
Each insertion after the thtd. 2 ct,. per line.
Legal notices ten cents line more or less, for
three weeks.
Yearly advertisers occupying four squares or
more with privilege of change, at fair discount.
~ The privilege of y,,rly advertisers is limited
to their own immediate business, in their own name;
and all advertisements for the benefit of other per-
sons. we'll as legal advertisements and advertise
mcnt. of auction sales, aud advertisements with the
name of other persons, sent in by them, must he
paid for at the usual rates.
No report, resolutions or proceedings of any cor
roration, society, association or public meeting and
no communication designed to call attention to any
matter of limited individual interest car be in
..rted, unless paid for as advertisement.
No advertisement can be inserted gratuitously for
charitable other societies, public institutions -
companies.
Contracts for yearly advertising will not he dis
continued. unless order To that effect is ,cft at the
office, and when discontinued in less than gear, tb'
prize Of a Uhoie year riH b. chdretd.
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VINCENT, CLARK & CO.,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBTRS OT
British, French and German
DRY OOD :,

No. 20 Warren street, near broadway. n. Y.
Our stock will be entirely New, and will consist
of a iull assortment of DREsS GuObs, Sn,wLs, RB-
BoNs, TRlNNiSGs, EMRR0IBERIEs, dc., 6c., ut the
NCuet Niyi's md im~t Iuputat,oi,., which will he
offered for sale upon the most FAvurABLE TRRNs
aud lowest Uai 1et prices
FTANS NINCESt, Late Vincent 4 Mavcr.
CNRUS Glars Late with Hill /, ,do A Co,
hARRIs PAWnEt, " 4"
l.. NJ. DATES, "
January 1884,. dIw iinons
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- CAIrFoKNrA PoyTRy Tho following Is
one stauha of patriotic Po,'lcal production
that appears in the Nevada Domoor't
Keep your eye fAcd ON tire Amcrc,o la-l',
Whom we the proud bird oi stin' uul
For that wise fowl you can never 40, '.ir
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Never in his life had Pierre been in so
grand place. The music, clashing and roll
ing, the myriad lights, the beauty, the flash
ing of diamonds and rustlinG of silks bewil-
dered eyes and brains. At last she came
and the child sat with his glance rivctrd upon
her glorious face. Could he beliere that the
grand lady all blazing with Jewels, and who
everybody seemed to worship, would really
sing his little song Breathless he waited
the band, the whole band struck up a little
plaintiye melody he knew it and cldpped his
hands for JOY. And oh how she sung it
1t was 50 simple, So mournful, so soul sub
duing-many bright eye dimmed with tears,
and nought could be heard but the touching
words Of that little song-oh 80 touching
Pierre walked home as if he were moving
on the air. What cared he for money now
The greatest prina dona in all Europe had
sung his little song and thousands had wcpt
at his grief
The next day he was frightened at visit
from Madame Nj. She laid her hand on
his yellow curls, and turning to the sick wo-
man said, Your little boy madame, has
brought you II fortune. ! was offered this
morning, hy the best publisher in London,
three hundred pounds for his little song and
after he has realized "A certain amount from
the sale, little Pierre, here, is to share the
profits, Madame, thank God that your son
has gift from heaven
The noble hearted singer and the poor wu-
man wept together, As to Pierre, always
mindful of Him who watches over the tried
and tempted, he knclt down by his mothers
bedside, and uttered simple but eloquent
prayer, asking Gods blessing on the kind
lady who had dcIgnrd To notice their alllic-
ton.
And the memory of that prayrr mad. the
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PROCTOR & WOOD,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS

GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS
FoR THE sALk a.
wool AND COENTRY PHODUCE,
NO. 1876 STATE STREET
,n"o Woop poN' BOSTON
J'HEY solicit con,ignmeut. of all kinds Of Coun.
J. try Produce, for which cash advances will be
made, and to the sale and returns of which prompt
attention will be given.
REFERENCES.
Messrs. Hitchcock, Cobb Winslowl
r. y. Fletcher Co.,
4" Blanchard, Converse d Co., "o''o''
=. a +. Rioc,
g. n. seymour 4 sons, Osiensburs, y. "
" Cox & Ilubbell Potsdam, n. Y.
Moiss 4 Wcad, Malone, n. Y.
- Reeves 4 stevens Cincinnati, Ohio.
Hodges Owen, Rutland, Vt.
II. b. Sowes, Esq, st. Abans,Vt
Samuel Morgan, Esq, Nergennes, Vt.
p. Y. Lanktun, Agent,
ddwti UGnESsHU RGu ". Y.
March 81, lsit. diff
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MISCEII. ANY.
The One Little Favor.

Little Pierre sat hummfng by the bedside
Of his sick mother. There was no bread IN
the closet, and for the whole day he had not
tasted food. H6t he sat hummiug to keep up
his spirits Still at times he thought of his
loneliness and hunger, and he could scarcely
keep the scars from his eyes, for he knew
nothing rs'ould be as grateful to his poor in
valid mother as a good sweet orange, and yet
lie ha3 not penny in the world.
The little song he was singing was his own
the he composed with air and words for
the child was a genius, a fcrvcnt wurshipper
at the shrine of music.
As the tears would roll down his cheeks
and his voice would ialtcr at his sad thoughts,
he did not dare to let his mother see, but
hastily rising, hurried to the window, and
there watched a man putting up a great bill
with yellow letters, announcing that Madame
NJ, then Il favortr cantatrcc, would
sing that night at the temple.
"Oh, if could only CO. thought little
Pierre, and then pausing a moment, he
clasp ped his hands his eyes lighted with un-
wontcd fire and running 10 the little stand he
smoothcd down his yellow curls, and taking
from little box some old stained paper. gave
one eager glance at his mother who slept.
and ran speedily from the house.
"Who did YOU say is waiting for me :"
said Madame Nj, to her servant. 81 am
already worn out with company"
. 1t is only very pretty little boy with
yellow curls, who says if he can only see you
he is sure you will not be sorry, and he will
not keep You II moment
"Oh! we'll, let him come. said the beauti-
full singer, with a smile, : can never refuse
children
Little Pierre came in, lis hat under his
arm, and in his hand a little roll of paper.
With manlncss unusual for child, he wan
dercd straight to NJ. and bowing said
90 came to see you because my mother is
very sick, and we are too poor to get food and
medicine. | thought that perhaps if you
would sing only my little song at some of your
grand concerts, may be some publisher would
buy it for small sum, and so ] could get
food and medicine for my mother
The beautiful woman rose from her seat
very tall and stately she was she took the
little roll from his hand, and lightly hummed
the air.
Did you compose it," she asked " you,
a child And the words wonderful little
genius. Would you like to come to my con-
cert - she asked after few moments Of
thought.
Oh! yes :" and the boys eyes grew
longuid with happincss-'' but couldn't
leave my MOTHER
~ will send somebody to take care of your
mother for the evening, and here is IA crown
with which do you 60 and get food and medi-
cine. Here is also one of my tickets-come
tonight; that will admit you to seat near
me; my good little fellow, your mother has
treasure in YOU
Almost beside himself with joy, Pierre
bought some oranges, and many a little
| luxury besides, and carried them home to the
poor invalid, telling, not without tears, Of
his good fortune.
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2 A>OLp Coon by the name of McCormic,
in All'S'any c.. Pa, hAs recently had a YER
diet ol n 800 rendered against him for
breach of promise of marriage. The iuke of
the thing is t'mt the f,ithln.s swain is in his
sccond childhood hcing about 20 yeArs nr lgy.
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y Tue HARTFORD Copraqt gives the !ol-
lowing lines, written in East Windsor, in
l7s5, with reference to a spring very much
such as this.
When fret of April did arrive
In seventeen hundred eighty Eve,
The icy bridge which long had shut
The bridge OF the Connecticut,
Now breaks up begins to float,
Aud passengers must use the boat
Yet on the twentieth day, 'twa, sy,
BY fresh supplies Of hail and su,w,
That sleighs and puugs did tines convey
Mankind to church 20 fast ana pray
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et)crhIn trre })rcss.
rr-hI oi Ne. Coi,gt S,rct. BD,i,nrfon, ".
GEORGE W. BENEDICT,
EpTnR Ann tUorniEroR.


For Village Subscribers, .upplicd by the
Carrier. - 10
If paid I,itig in advance. 90
For Mail Subscribers. and tho." who take it
ut the Office 90
II paid strictly in advance. ! 20
Who pay nd' IN advance hut before six months. -
After six raonths. 2 90
lntcrc'A vhargcahlC after the years end.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-02-25
Summons.

The people Of the State Of California, To
John Lindley You are hereby summoned to
appear before, at my office in Auburn, Placer
county, on the Oath day of May, A. D. 1854,
at o'clock, p. m. to answer the complaint of
J I, Gilman Pike, wherein he prays judg-
ment against you for the sum of one hundred
dollars, in an action for the amount of an ac-
count for professional services rendered to
you by plaintiff. And take notice. if you
fail so to appear and answer, plaintiff will
take Judgment as aforesaid Given under my
hand. this Gath day of February q. d 1854.
H. r. HAWKINS,
Justice Of the Peace.
hereby order that publication of the fore
going ummons be made in the Placer Herald
for a term of ninety days
Dated at my Office in Auburn, this Oath
day of February, a. d 1854.
ND Bun. n. r. HAWKINS, J. 7.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-02-25
Public Acknowledgements.

Mr.. GEO WILLMEN t embraces this pop
ular and convenient method Of returning his
sincere thanks to his numerous customers for
their past liberal patronage and having de-
termined to serve the good people of Placer
county for a few years longer, he has enga
ged Mr.. H c. Blanchard, who will be in
structed to observe the usual liberal manner
Of dealing, to take charge of his mercantile
business until his return from the East. Pre-
vious to his departure he will take advantage
of the present extreme low price Of goods be-
low and replensh his stock Of goods with an
extensive assortment, that will surpass any
like establishment in the country.
Auburn, Feb 25th st
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-02-25
Notice.

THE undersigned hereby give notice of
l. their intentions to organize Joint stock
Company under the provisions Of an Act pas
sed May L, 1853, for the purpose of con-
structing Plank and Turnpike Road within
the county Of Placer, State of California,
commencing at Bakers ranch and termina-
ting at or near the head of Main street,
Michigan city. The route Of said road to be
as direct as the practicability of the ground
will permit.
Notice, is also given, thata meeting of the
subscribers will be held at Bakers ranch
March 4th 1854, for the purpose of a prelim-
mary organization Of said company, as pro-
vided by the statute bove ferred.
j. Il. Bakor, Ben Bonnet, Thomas Sims
william Cooper, James Morrow. s. Howell,
George Gray, A. W. Pool, Geo. G. Stuart.
ma 1t