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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-01

A LUCKY MESSAGE.-The officer whom
Prince Menchikof sent from Odessa to ST.
Petersburg with the dispatches announcing
the victory at Sinope, spared no exertlon
TO accomplish his journey with unusual
speed. aud on arriving at the capital, was,
according to Russian custom, Immediately
ushered into the Emperor'S presence, to
whom he delivered his dispatches, saying,
81 bring your Majesty intelligence of the
successful issue of considerable action. I"
On which the Emperor, much gratifed, took
him with him into his cabinet, and seated
himself to peruse their contents. When
he had finished, and addressed himself to
the welcome courier to express his delight
at the tidings, he found that the officer.
worn out with fatigue, had fallen asleep
nor was he to be aroused by any ordinary
means. With that quick appreciation of
human nature peculiar TO the Gear, he call
ed out roughly, $50 and so your horses
are readv;'' and the jealous courier at
once started up to his supposed duty. The
Emperor then inquired of him what rank
he had? "Kapitan." ''Well, then, Ito an
adjutant in attendance,) bring me pair of
epaulets; 1 promote you on the spot to be
PodpOikownich, Lieutenant Colonel.) EN-
brace me; ~ and when the astonished Off
Ger had avalled himself of this rare distinc-
tion, the Gar kissed him on his cheek
Since then no ruthless razor has been al
lowed to profane the cheek hallowed by
the Emperor's lips.-Paris letter.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-01

THRILLING INCiDENT.-At temperance
meeting IN Philadelphia, some years ago, a
learned clergyman spoke in favor of wine
as drink, demonstrating it quite to his own
satisfaction to be scriptual, ,gentlemanly and
healthtul. When the clergyman sat down,
plain elderly man arose and asked the
liberty of saying few words. Permission
being granted, he spoke as follows:
"a young friend of mine, (said hey who
had long been temperate, was prevailed on
to the JOY of his friends, to take the pledge
of entire abstinence, from all that could in
toxicate. He kept his pledge faithfully for
some time, though the struggle with his
habit was fearful, till one evening in a So
cial party, glasses of wine were handed
round. They came to a clergyman present,
who took glass, saying few words in
vindication of the practice-"Well, thought
the young man ''if clergyman can take
wine and justify it SO well, why not p
So he took glass. 1t instantly rekindled
his fiery and slumberng appetite; and after
a rapid downward course. he died of deliri-
nm tremens-a raving madman !" The old
man paused Tor utterance and was just able
to add-"That the young man was my on
ly SON, and the clergyman was the Reverend
Doctor ,cho had Just addressed his .ASSem-
blu :"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-01

is No sagacious man will long retain
his sagacity, if he live exclusively among
reformers and progressive people, without
periodically returning into the settled sys-
tenn of things to correct himself by new
observations from the old standpoint
Ho,rtbOrne,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-01

&Gfhe following horizontal musings of
loafhg tipler, deserve 10 be perpetrated.
Hearhls wall:
Leaves have their time to fall,
And SO likewise haye |,
The reason too's the 'same-it
Comes of our getting dry
But here's the difference 'twixt leaves and me
falls ''more harder'Sand more frequent-lee.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-01

AN EXTREME ,fEsr.-If you wish to as
certain the temper of a young lady, look at
her nails, and he tips of her gloves. IF
they are jagged and much bitten, you may
be sure she js peevish, irritable, quarrel
some, and TO ready to show her teeth at
the smale5t provocatlon. This is an infal-
libe test.hat every ill-tempered young la
dy cards at her fngers-ends.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-01

.Messrs. Editors The following is the
production Of a schoolgirl of Staunton. and
I send it to you as a remarkable instance
of vividness of Imagination
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CONGRESSIONAL

SENArE-Several bills passed, among which
the bill provide for the postal service in California and
Oregon and Washington Territories the bill authorizing
the extension and completion Of the Treasury building
&C. and the joint resolution providing for the distribution
The homestead bill taken up and discussed until
o'clock, when the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE REPRESENTA- TIygs--Mr Cumming, on leave,
introduced bill authorizing for the conveyance
of mails from New York to various ports Europe Sundry
private Senate bills referred standing committees
The Senate bill for re-examning the between the
United States and the State of Maryland referred TO
the Committee of Ways and Means The report of the
select committee of inquiry into the alleged frauds in the
mail-seamshp service laid the table and ordered
to be printed Reports of private nature received
from the committees, and referred. On motion of Mr.
Cobb all business unfinished at the end of this session
ordered be proceeded with the next session the
if no adjournment had taken place The House went
into committee the private calendar and postponed the
consideration of the Coltpatenexenson bill The
mttee afterwards and reported private bills TO
the House The joint resolution providing for the disri-
button of the works of Thomas Jefferson passed and
the House then adjourned
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.roeIuHerE To.A

stroyed by their tyannca mpressent into the service Of
the lowest trader This the cause of the revolu
ton Of 1885 Now that rubber commands large price
and these people can become SO independent by few
days work every year they have left the villages the
rivers for the sernga districts causing labor to become
ceedngly and costly. An ordinary "black in Para
commands from sixty oents TO one dollar per day.
Thus il is that the country needed thorough change
before steam could expect do much Indeed the change
be effected TO great extent by steam the govern
ment of course becoming the pioneer and sustaining all
pioneer losses. This the government has done through
Ireneo He has received nomnaly large bonus but one
entirely inadequate the service He has had to build TO
create his business wherever the steamers have landed
Any expedition enterprise of this kind not sustained d
reety from the public treasury must inevitably have per-
ished Ii is true these Amazon steamers have three times
as much business they do but this is only be-
they do very little With proper construction
steamer now the expense these, would do three
times much business and in much better style The pro-
auctions hitherto have not warranted much navigation.
The slow and lazy Indians and Portuguese were quite
willing take half Of the year for making the voyage
Para they had nothing profitable to do at home There
nothing demanding labor until the demand for rubber
sering greatly extended The country is
able to produce sufficient quantity The price being high
every who labor is in "the bush work Dee
serng thus the old fields of labor and the production Of
the necessaries of life large new and very profitable
forcignsuppy trade succeeds that importing -four rice
sugar coffee salt tobacco rum and the various kinds of
goods and these demanding quick movements among the
muudes of traders who hrong the upper country and
the districts producing rubber sarsaparlla copaiba &c
steam has become absolutely indispensable to them and
their trade and will now be well sustained The increase
of the business OF Para in year is almost incredible
The place and the country have both been very much
derraed We have had little communication with Para
except through those interested commercially in hiding its
importance, and denying that its business such to
reward faithful industry and offer field to the active and
aspiring young Ii is to be regretted that Lieut.
Herndon did not spend six months around Para and the
mouth of the Amazon. ANDES.
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- Entirely so.'
What the result Of your operations? Did you sue
coed in stopping the slaye-trader
No.
80 Did you cripple such extent is in your opin,
ion calculated to give to the saverade permanent cheek
you consider that the slave trade has been generally
regulated by the strength and efficiency of the tsh squad
the coast by the commercial demand for slaves
" Il consider that il is entirely dependent upon the com
merca demand for slaves and has little or no conneSon
with the squadron
grave objections other accounts and that viii not sue
eeed p
Experience has proven the present system be futile
The total result of the operations of squadron during
twelve years has been the capture of fourteen vessels
1.-THE African has believed been entirely
suppressed Brazil and in this hemisphere, the remaining
colonies of SPAIN Cuba and Porto Rieoare its only marts
Your committee think that, if the American flag be still
ployed in this nearious traffic, prohibited by every
Christian nation and surrepttously tolerated by Spain
alone the abuse be efficiently corrected by the
poymen of cruisers in the vicinity of those islands.
" 1t would superhuous the part of your committee
say that in commencing the adoption of the resolutions
under consideration they epudate the most remote nten
ton of relaxing any degree the strngency of legsa
subject the African slave Its continu-
ance while it justly odous moral grounds, is in
preuical to commercial and agricultural in
terests.
The abrogation the sb article of the Ashburon treaty
does necessarily imply the purpose of Withdrawing
squadron from the of Africa portion Of it, indeed
necessarily be retained there protect
Its only effect will be enable the executive employ the
force stationed there any other point where its services
may be useful. We would still be bound by the
tcle of the treaty of Ghen use in the language of the
article best endeayors to promote the desirable object
of the entire abolition of the slavetrade And car
doubt that it will continue be faithfully observed, as it has
heretofore been, in letter and spirit
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Letter from Hon. ID. II. Wright.


WAsHINGToN cry, July Is, 1854.
TO NE Editor of he Uunion
Justice to the parties involved perhaps requires be
explicit to my recollection than was in my card to
Mr. Cullom in relation the difficulty between him and Mr.
Churchwel
Mr. Churchwe asked leave to make personal cxpana-
ton. 1t was objected to-
He then held in his hand newspaper containing
marks made by Mr.. Cuom, which he denounced ina-
mousy false Mr.. Cuem two seats in front of at
the time He from his seat and, denouncng Mr..
Churchwell in bitter terms, started towards him. passing
within seat of where sitting. cast my eye be-
yond Mr.. Cullom, and Mr.. Churchwel draw pistol,
and Mr. Craige OF North Carolina about the same time
caught Mr. ChurchwePs arm, and other gentlemen,
caught Mr. Cullom, he having reached the main aisle.
ID. b. WRIGHT
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are twenty-one years of age which agreed toyeas
81 nays 20--as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Badger, Bayard, Benjamin Brown, But
ler Clay Clayton Dawson Dixon Evans Fitzpatrick Gey
Hunter johnson, Mallory, Mason Pesrce Pratt Sebns
tan Thompson of Kentucky and Toucey-2l.
sin, Dodge of Iowa. Fish, Foot Gillette James. Jones OF
Iowa. Jones of Tennessee, Norris, Petit Seward Shields,
Stuart, Wade Walker, Weller, and Wiiams-20.
Mr. BROWN moved to amend the section by add
ing further proviso that any foreignborn person who
shall fail for six years after entering upon the land to be-
citizen of the United States shall forfeit all rights
under this bill which agreed toyeas ST. nays Gas
follows:
YEAS-Messrs Adams Allen, Atchison, Badger, Bayard
Benjamin. Brodhead Brown, Butler, Cass, Clay Clayton
Dawson Dixon Evans Fish, Fitzpatrick Foot Geyer Ham
lin johnson, Jones of Tennessee, Mallory Mason Norris
Stuart Thompson of kentucky, Toucey, Weller, and vii
liams--37.
NAYS-Messrs. Chase Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge o.
Iowa. Fessenden Gillette, Jones of Iowa, Seward Sumner
and Wade-9.
Mr. BENJAMIN offered amendment giving native
born persons of the age of sixteen years or upwards thu
rights with Others provided they cultivate the lane
for five years &c; which agreed to-yeas 26, nay
20-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Atchson Badger, Bayard Ben
iamn Brodhead Brown, Butler Clay, Clayton, Dawson
Dixon, Douglas Evans Fitzpatrick, Geyer Hamlin Hun
ter, Mallory Mason Norris Pearce, Pratt Rockwell Thomp
of Kentucky, and Wliams-26.
NAYS-Aessrs. Allen Cass, Chase, Dodge of Wisconsin
Dodge of Iowa. Fcsenden, Foot, Gillette Jones of Iowa
Jones of Tennessee, Petit Rusk, Seward Shields, Sdel
Stuart, Sumner, Wade, Walker, and Weller--20
Mr. CLAY moved to amend the sixth section by striking
the word have in the fourth line and inserting TIN
words produce evidence Of having previous the
and at o'clock without taking the question upon it.
The Senate adjourned f0 Ed
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MRS. PETERS DEATH.

Mrs Thomas Peter the only survivor except one OF the
family of Mrs General Washington died at her residence
in Georgetown Thursday, the 18th inst Her funeral
takes place this morning Her remains will be carried to
the family buryng-ground, Seneca Mills in Mont
gomery county, Maryland
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WASHINGTON CITY,
SATURDAY MORNING. JULY 10, 1864.

Gmr ISRAEL T.. JAMES, No. leg South Tenth PhIadei
phia general travelling assisted by VIM II.
JoHs COLLINS, JAMES DEERso, HAMairr Jos. BurTos
p. Burros, M. Bopwr, EDMUND w. Wiley, WILLIAM
WATERAAs, and GEORGE l. MoLK
co. Mr. HEsRy M. Lewis OF Montgomery, Alabama
Alabama Tennessee
sisted by G. LEWIS JAMKs o LEWIS and SAMUEL ID. LEWIS
CO. Receipts from OF the above will be good.
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MEssRs. CHURCHwELL AND CULLOM.

The publication of the following letters is deemed
sary avoid differences from other letters by the
gentlemen which appeared in the National Intei
genco few days ago, in connexon with card of Mr.
Cuom:
Letter from Hon. y. r. Stanton.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE July IL, 1854.
10 the Editor Of the Union:
Sin In publication made by General Culom in the Intel
lgencer of yesterday find the following paragraph refer
ring my note of the 30th ultmo to Mr.. Churchweli
My colleague (Mr. Stanton that he occupied such
after General Cuom rushed towards my colleague but that
he very that my colleague did
yards his pocket until had made violent and threatening
movement Mr.. Stanton does not say what he did
before made that movement. The implication is
strong, from his silence that point that he did
pom in his hand before sprung from my seat"
beg leave to say that should have deemed it very dis
honorable have been guilty of the conceament ntimated in
this statement did not at any time, pistol in the
hands Of Mr. Churchwe According tho best of reco
lection Mr. Churchwe gesculang with his right hand
and pointing at General Cuom until the rushed from
his seat into the middle aisle II then that Mr. Church
well quickly put his right hand the pocket Of his pana-
looms and was Immediately surrounded that could
nothing deem it due to myself to make this state
ment dscaimng the construction put upon my letter in the
publication aforesaid
Very respectfully, your obedent servant,
FRED. p. STANTON.
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MIR. BOCOCK,S SPEECH.

The speech of Mr. Bocock, of Virginia, which print
to-day is distinguished by high order of ability and re-
search The Mexican treaty is discussed in all its interest
ing details and the arguments Of Col Benton and his fol-
lowers triumphanty repelled We have great pleasure in
asking public attention to this able effort
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~ CONFESSION on AuRDERERs-The Galveston Texas
News understands that Shutz--now under sentence OF
uea'h IN that city for murdcr-has made full confession
only OF The murder of Bateman and Je but also OF
onS caahogne OF other murders and crimes during Pc
rod OF many years lie consses to having killed an old
Pensoner IN knoxville Tennessee before he came Tex
as 'or which ne was tried and acquitted He also conesse
W having shot Colonel Teel in his tent in 1896.
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POSTAGE ON PRINTED MATTER.
For purposes Of comparison, requested to pub
fish the following tables
Quarterly rates Of postage newspapers and periodicals.
transient otherwise, chagedbie prior and LET
yuly, 1851.
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letter in the New York Tribune from St Thomas,
states that the 18th ult the ship Fame Capt Even
den with guano, and bound to Baltimore, somewhat
summary brought to by gun from the fort guarding the
entrance Of the harbo she quietly making her
egress Iappears the Fame halls from ST. Andrews but is
owned in Boston, and sails under British colors The
authorities thinking she had not properly cleared fred
gun from the fort to bring her to- The prescribed mode of
doing this is fire blank shot aft the ship which, if she
does not respect it, is to be followed by second ahead
likewise blank and if that fails the third is to be shoed
gun and discharged directly into her But in this in
stance the first is loaded one, and discharged into
the ship cutting away her te rope several feet of her
bulwarks and sending the spners this way and that to
the small peril of officers and This followed
in unnecessarily quick succession by two others which
barely escaped. The captain of course back
into the harbor and put himself under the protection of
Capt Forbes of the English rgate Calypso who prompt
ly demanded and received apology from the Danish
authorities with $500 damages.
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MARRIED MEN-So good was he that now take the OPP
portunity of making confession which have often had
upon my lips but having hestated to make from the fear
of drawing upon myself the hatred of every married
woman. But now will run the riskso now for tsome
time other people must unburden their hearts
fess, them that never find ovable more
captivating than when he is married man. is
handsome, perfect in my eyes, when
he is married. when he is a husband, and the
father of family, supporting in his manly wife
and children and the whole domestic circle which, his
into the married state close around him and
stitute part of his home and world He is not merely
nobed by his position, but he is actually beauted by it
then he appears to the crown of CREATION and it is
only such this that is dangerous to and with
whom am inclined to fall in love. But then, propriety
forbids it. And Moses, and all European Legislators, de-
clare it to be SINFUL and all married would
slider it sacred duty to stone Nevertheless, |
cannot prevent the thing 1t is So and it cannot be
otherwise; and my only hope of appeasing those who
excited against me is in my future confession that
love affects pleasantly the contemplation of hap
piness makes happy that between married peo
pie! 1t is amazing to myself because it that
l. living unmarried, matchess, have but little to do
But it is so, and always so.-Miss Bremen.
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The editors of the wing papers in Massachusetts,
gether in Boston, Thursday for exchange of sen-
meuts upon public matters" They dined at the Re-
ycrer
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Quarterly rates postage be charged on ncspapers and PEI
r'odcds fh case the proposition before Congress
daPFea; 10 repeat nc coa7e Of The Of 30h Sepmt,
1897 oo~tng my per cti. deduction far poyracnt I'D
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Weekly newspapers Gone copy
only sent by the publishers to
actual subscribers within the
county where printed and pub
newspapers and periodicals., NOT
eNcteding J ounce IN weight,
wi'cn circulated in the STATE
where published.
Newspapers ard periodicals., Of
the weight of ounces and
nnoef, sent TO any part OF the
United States.
over 8 and not over 4 ounces.
over = aud not over 5 ounces. !,
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NoTENewspapers containing square inches
charged onequafter the above rates.
transient prepaid a. follows viz when
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2oo and NOT over $780, four miles,
an ounce. lf NOT prepaid, these were doubled.
ON periodicals from Office publication subscribers
aud paid quarterly in advance, half prepaid
only charged. T
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transient matter {excep, books Of the
uh'ea S'a"s Wr prepaid three
ounces or UNDER and each additional
IL not prepaid, the is doubled.
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Quarterly rotes Of postage tchen paid quarterly yearly
d0rdnce newspapers and periodicals. being ne present
rates under The act Of 30M September, 1852.
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1sKeen were their pangs, but keener far to feel
They nursed the pinion that impeed the steel"
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the constitution II in the execution of these philan
thropc exercises however few of those sainted apostles
should be shot down in streets like many beasts OF
prey driven into the like many living pestlences
hope the Advertiser viii take it all in good part
and charge il in the running of British beral
and humanity.
II singulary interesting to remind ourselves that at
the same moment we are threatened with this interference
in domestic relations called before the bar of
public opinion the British accusation of intere
ring the affairs despotism within sight of shores
Parliament notices this latter charge and notices with
hgh-soundng words and ministerial muerings But at
tenton paid the proclaimed organization sight of the
English throne against the peace and the tranquility
of republic where human rights and human blessings
sedulousy secured and widely and equally dis
Our citizens may be murdered by the Spanish agents in
Cuba-our flag insuled-the rites of burial denied To
Americans who may die upon the sland-and series Of
odous exacons enforced and persevered nbu England
does not raise her aposolica voice against the bar
barrie policy the hand and in favor Of Christian
republic the other Her tender merces reserved for
the African negro who neither suffers sarves half the
year like many British subjects Her vigilance, which
goes sleep Spanish inmes is keen and eageeyed
in regard the United States With this contrast
leave the subject for the present
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KorK.-rhe pOsage single of
square inces 100 miles, any
published, cent, when
the State where publshed ~ cent prepaid Any sheet
exceeding 300 inches was cbaVeabe with pamphlet
postage.
postage pamphlet PERIODICAL weighing
distance, az and
additional
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Quarterly Of postage under the Of Sd March 1861
ne,cspapers exceeding three regh ,ohea
sent from the office Of publication to actual and bona fd sub
scriJers
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The high character of the writer of the following COM
munication, not only for intelligence but for genuine
philanthropy entities his suggestions to respectful consd
Grafton
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Making an aggregate of. ......
During the same period The payments
under The same acts We're. under
act of 18th May, 1885,. Sl5.ST2 90
Under act of 7lh June,
1882 ......- ......... l70.437 %