The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-12-21
BosToS, Dec. IL, 1855

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your audience in The pollest way you can. |
have been i'll, as you know, for a fortnight,
and have been practising reduction and SUBJ
traction until there is mere rifle lelt in
the way of a remainder. I could stand up
before an audience from long habit, but
doubt II could sit down again without as.
sislance. I am satisfied that il were Of
fered fifty dollar bill after my lecture, |
should not have strength enough to refuse
it. am unwilling 10 run The risk, and as
you have inspected me, trust you will
give me certificate OF invalidsm not Of
The kind called "indisposilion."
Yours, very truly,
o. w. HOLMES.
Hon. Isaac LlvERMoRE,
Pres'i Cambridge AthcnDum,
FEELING HURT. The Boston Pos, got IL
diculously I" riled" at the Young Mems
Christian Association, because VIM. J. Pat
terson, OF Kansas, (whose printing press
was destroyed by The Rufians,'' said in
a lecture bGloIe that body
"Thcre is a town called Atchison. named
for David r. Atkinson, who, when on II
drunken spree, declared he was the author
of The Missouri Compromise repeal, aud
ayowed himself II candidate for The prcsi-
dency. lie mag be a fit successor for the
one uho noO occupies the White House."
Holioray's Ointment and Pills have elIcc-
ted another wonderful cure Of Sore Legs
Anthony Harrison Scard, Of Marlinsburg,
Virginia, was sufferer for twenty.eigbt
years from sore less, so bad at times that
human nature could hardly bear II, rs they
were covered with wounds aud proud flesh.
His friends had given up all hopes of his cv-
or regaining The use OF his limbs, as he was
in so piinblc state, the more especially rs
the doci0ls told him IL was cons'iuiinnal.-
Having heard from several people the good
effects Ilolloway's Pills had produced IN ca
ses Of This nature, he made up lis mind to
give them trial ;,afer using them for few
weeks, he felt much better, and by cUnlinu-
ing them for Two months and hail. he wac
perfectly cured, after being % years Grip.
pie, and considered beyond human aid.
IIo. ron 1856 Peierson's for January
has arrived, and beautiful number il is.
It is full OF line pictures, interesting stories
and other good reading. This number com
mences new year, and il this is a fair
sample Of wha, the magazine is 10 be, The
ladies will have many pleasant hour read
ing il.
READING OUT SENATOR HAMLIN. The
Washington correspondent Of the Boston
Post says
"Mr. Hannibal Hamlin has deserted the
democratic party and its principles, and he
should not be retained in q place Chairman
of the Commerce Commi iee) where b. lis
privileges he nigh, defeat The vital policy
oil that party upon questions coming under
the immediate purview Of the Commerce
Committee. Such, discover, is the general
opinion here"
CONNECTICUT Town ELECTIONS. The an-
nual town meetings Of the several towns in
this State, arc now nearly all completed,
there being, we believe, only one or Two
where elections are yet TO be held. The
result shows that the Pierce Democracy are
comparatively nowhere they were seldom,
if ever, SO badly beaten. There are 1853
towns in the State, OF which the opponents
of locofocoism have carried 1876, leaving
only q for the adhcren's OF The national
administration, provided they succeed in
them all, which is scarcely possible.-Nec
Haren Palladium.
SEcTIosALrsM. II is worthy OF remark,
that all Of the secionalism thus far openly
developed in Congress, has been by men,
bcrs from Slave States, who have introduced
several pto-slavery resolves into tho eau
cuses, and have attempted 10 have them
adopted as party tests.
T" Ye who listen with creduliiy to
the whispers Of fancy, and pursue with ca
gerness the phanioms Of hope! who ex-
pee, tina, ago will perform the promises OF
youth, and that the deficiencies Of The pres.
en-, day will DO supplied by the morrow,
attend TO the history Of Rasselas prince OF
Abisinia." JOHNSON.
NV are told tina! the men Of Law
renee are assembled in arms. are entrench.
ing themselves and prepared 10 resist any
attack on them. But who are they prepared
to fight Not The Governor or The U. ),
authorities for they offer to surrender
Branson to either Of them. They are will |
ing TO place him in hands that are trust
worthy; but not in the hands OF Border
Rufiians." And !; is evidently to meet the
gathering host OF Missourian borderers,
who, we are told by the Missouri Dispatch
es, in +" overwhelming numbers are pour.
ing in from every direction, into the terri.
tory, 10 sustain the law!"
CusroM Housx PREpIcTIoSs.-Tho Free
Press says:
"Mr. Buchanan will not DO placed In an
anita gopistical. position to the President, We
venture to predict, and he Is the las, man
We would iavor the running OF nominal
democrat for the Office Of President Of the
United States, instead OF tho intrepid and
gallant son Of New Hampshire"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-Francis p. Rlair
has written letter to the Republican Asso-
citation Of Washington, in response to an
invitation to preside over that organization,
taking strong grounds against the extension
of slavery, and urging upon the Republicans
to unite firmly in efforts to secure Kansas.
u The Somerset Bank, at Great Falls,
N. H., went into operation last week, under
the mos, favorable auspices 10 regard to its
future success and prosperity. 1t opens