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the zeal of the Missouri Compromise foreboded au
tie evils which have followed, asks the Government
TO protect the citizens Of that Territory and dem snds
that Congress ha pass laws to prevent the recurrence
Of border int usOns and outrages aud that the Gov
enmtL should return TO the territorial doctrine which
originated with Jefferson and has been most unwisely
abanooDed.
Mr. sHEpHYRD Of New-York offered a resolution
which he raid embodied the views Of the delegation
fiom New-York.
Mr.. ID. A. WRIGHT of New-York moved to lay the
whole batch Of resolutions upon the Kansas borier
troubles upon the table preparatory to calling up The
resolution OF the Committee indosing pro tanto the
Administration.
Mr.. SHEPHERD prcssed his resolution.
The CHAIR ruled II out of order
Mr.JESKISs-How much does Mr.. Wrights motion
include
The CHAR-Your own resolution and that Of Messrs.
Cassidy End Church. Dir. Shepherds resolution is
not before the meeting.
The Yeas ard Nays were then called on Mr. Wrights
motion. Yeas, 1871; Nays, "a.
The Convention then adjourned till O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION.
At ~ +. NJ. the Convention reassembled.
Mr.. SHEPHERD moved TO take up the first resolu-
ion OF Nh. Cassidy which reads a. follows:
hssd That gard The organic .on Of bands Of armed
toroteTs their Intrusion into the Teors Of not
bons tide but for The torcb ubverou Of rights
Of rs lgsl eeconot only violation OF he Of the
the rshs Of the community asssl,s, but dis
rey sub,srsve Of the Of Conc declared IN
hi oIssurs the SAID Territories 10 leave the people perfectly
heir way eny The Constuticn Of the Cuited
State power OF he Federal ard Territorial
houd be exeted redress these Outrages and
10 FlndIcats the Iizhis O: 9 people thereof
NJ. ALyoRD moved 10 amend by taking up Mr..
Churths rtso ution
Tie Yeas and NAYS were ordered and the amend
ment loet by l22 10 90.
On Mr.. Shepperds notion the vote was: Yeas,
1871; Nays Sc. Carried.
Mr.. HI 1T OF Oneida-Thcre has been but one ques-
ton before the Convention, whether would make q
pUifoIn with which the people Of this State would be
seiiffed with which the powers at Washington
would be satisfied. Ii seems 10 be the impression
that all is 10 be sacrificed to the Custom-Eouse and
Post-Offce people. " bat 90 thee people care for
principles Some OF the IN asked last night way the
Committee reeo trouble Themselves Gbout platform.
Mr.. Hunt vas pretty severe Mr. Co hrane. when
some e the NewYork delegates and threatened a
disturbance unless be was less abusive.
Mr.. COoHRAsE roee and waved his hands toward
Ire NewYork delegation, indicating ttst he desired
thfm TO b. quiet
Mr.. HUsT-1bs gentleman from Hew-Ycrk need
not trouble himself 10 control bis delegation. know
them. The Nsw-York delegation may control the
officers. bat Asy casns. 1s vo.es Of 20 people, U
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09
japanese Temples and Idols.

The Utica Herald has published lately seve-
raj interesting articles, from the pen of 5. w.
Williams, on japanese religious cdifces and
other indications Of the religious notions of the
people. These articles cOutain the results of
personal observations in and around Smeda,
one Of the ports open to American vessels
Mr.. WIFE ms tells us, that besides the Dudhst
temples wi ich he describes there is large
ma, sort OF private temple, at Smoda, dedi.
Gated to deiled hero of the 18th century, who
is regarded as the patron saint of the town;
and MANY shrines and images in and arouEdthe
toWn, most of them dedicated to ancient heroes
or dGmi-gods Who are supposed to hold sway
over the elements, or diseases, or crops, and
are supplcated for aid, or their wrath depreca-
ted Their number is unknown, but they can
be reckoned by the score. Mr.. Williams de-
scribes their teaples, shrines. &c, as generally
surrounded by treess and remarks that Z" the
habit the Japanese hayeot placing their deities
in groves recalls.to remembrance the frequent
reference to that praeticein the Bible, and the
command gwen by Moses to, his people about
to subdue an idolatrous country, to "destroy
all the places wherein the nations which ye shal
possess served their gods upon the high noun
tains, and upon the hills, and under every
green tree In conclusion, he remarks -.
at is needless to particularize any more o
the appendages and evidences of the idolatry o
the people OF Sinoda,q sone cannot go half q
lmile .ln'any direction without aeeting God o
stone, or wooden chapel, or a, temple, all o
them the objects of reverence and offerings O
the people, containing the inpersonations Q
their lusts, their fears, and their hopes. ! Th
taxes upon them for the. erection and repair
of all these shrlnes, the support of the priest
and others connected with the religious seryi
ces performed ia them, and the extra outla
for common, offerings and the expenses Of fes
tiyal days are far greater than is borne by tn
Chinese, aud perhaps are much more, too. tha
} the sums given to religious objects. by an
Christian people. 1t should ever be bestowe
3 in educating and eleyatng those who are no,
SO degraded and polluted, the people of Simod
will have no reason to regret the openin"
their town to foreign intercourse
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09
A Ca9acious CARPET Bag.

Meannesss occasionally meets with shock
that is a lesson to all concerned, especially to
the victim. On the Cleveland cars, day or
two since, coming to Buffalo, was "a stalwart
man gong to New York to buy goods He was
not what might be called stngy man, but he
was one who, when there was cent due him
that swmdling might deprive him of, would
sacrifice $50 bill to save the copper. Our
friend mad started from Cleveland without any
breakfast, and when Erie I" hove in sight, he
gathered himself up for a general skirmlsh for
any and all kinds OF provisions. He had car.
pet-bag with him, and going into the dining
room at Erie deposited his carpet-bag on one
chair, while he took another by its side. He
was lost for about ten mnutes-pertectly obli-
vlous TO anything, save that he had blessed
CONSCIOUSNESS OF something rapidly and agree
ably filling up his "lnWards." About this
time, the landlord came round, and stopping bv
our friends chair, calculated, +" Dollar, sir
"a dollar" responded the eating-man--" Z
dollar Thought you only charged fifty cents a
meal for one--eh - "'Phat's true" said
meannesS, "but | count your carpet-bag one
since II occupies a seat" Crhe table was tal
from being crowded.) Our friend expostulated
but the landlord insisted, and the dollar was
reluctantly brought forth. The landlord pass,
ed on. Our friend deliberately arose, and open.
ing his carpet-bag, full - its wide mouth dis.
coursed unto 1t, saying, arpet-bag-it seem.
you re an undiVldual-a human individual, since
you eat-at least I've paid for you, and now
you must eat, Upon which he seized every,
thing eatabe within his reach, nuts, raisns
apples, cakes and pies, and amid the roars o
the bystanders, the delight of his brother pas
sengers, aud the discontinue of the landlord
phlegmatcally went and took his seat in th
cars. He said he had provisions enough to las
him to New York, after. a bountiiul supply ha,
been served out in the cars. There was a
least IS worth in the bag--upon which tn
landlord realized nothing in the way of profit
SO much for meanness.-Bu6alo Republican.
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09
= NEW. sERIEs--voLUME mo. a.

visiting Niagara blindfold, or listening to a
symphony of Beethoven with cotton in ones
ears. Certain facts may, it is true,. be fixed in
the memory; but, IKE useless lumber, they
will only clog the mind, unless reflection dis
cover the principles contained therein. and thus
give to each fact its proper position and its
There is another knowledge more important
than the wisdom to be attained from books
selfknowledge. Truly this concerns thee most
nearly, and thou must attain it before thou
canst attain happiness. One word, one earnest
word to thee, reader, before we part. Wouldst
thou be wise? Wouldst thou be happy F.
Know rHysELF! REFLECT Notes from the
Lectures Of Physiology Of the Mind, BY, Chas.
d. Green, VI. d. t'''
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09
Extraordinary Flying Machine.
We find the following curious and interesting
in the Paris Patrie: 49,. .....

We find the following curious and interesting
statement in the Paris Patrie: .......
"The Academy of Sciences is a good deal
interested by the invention ofa Flying Machine,
by Don Diego de Salamanca. With this ma
chine Don Diego's daughter, Rosaura, rose in
the air sometime ago at Madrid, to the great
astOnlshment of the Spaniards who are but
little accustomed to this sort of miracle. Don
Diego de Salamanca and his daughter is about
to arrive at Paris to show the effects of his
marvellous invention. The machine is very
simple, it consists IN a case two feet long, and
one foot wide, adapted to q band of leather
rouud the waist buckled behind. The two iron
rods fastened to the case support small piece
OF wood, on which the feet repose. The case
contains simple and ingenious mechanism,
similar to that employed to set an automaton in
motion. The mechanism is worked by means
of a handle. 1t sets in work two large wings
ten feet long, made of very thin caoutchOuc,
covered with feathers; and the wings NAV be
so worked as to produce vertical, pcrpendlcu-
lar, or horizontal flying. The number of turns
given TO the handle determines the height to
which it is desired to 90.
The handle has to be turned every quarter
of league to regulate the distance the opera
ton of turning lasts a minute. Horizontal
flying is the most difficult. The wings beat
the air like the oars of boat, or rather as the
feet of a swan when It's swlms BY means OF
this curious machine man can 90 almost as
rapidly as a carrier-pigeon from the Hotel de
Vile to the Arc de Tromphe dc 'Etolle. in
eight minutes, and in half an hour to Vers= lies
The experiments, WHICH Will be made in Paris
will be on a small scale, and the flight of Don
Diego will not extend beyond the department
of the Seine but at a later eriod he propose.
to 60 to Lyons, Bordeaux, Toulouse Marseille.
aud Tours. and to take the lines of railway
lie pretends that he can travel quicker than By
rail The price of each machine will not ex.
ceed l200f for men, and I000f. for women.-
If the experiment succeeds Don Diego viii
take out a patent and make the sale of tho
machines a branch of commerce. Although
greatly astonshed at this new invention, seve
raj members Of the academy have pointed OH
the Inconvenience of bringing it into genera
use In point of fact, there will be no security
for any ono, if by the aid of such machine al
our usages and customs be overthrown, and i
malefactors can fly on the roofs of houses, after
wards get into apartments and commit all sort
of depredatOns. 1t will be very curious to Sc,
policemen in France or England pursuln!
thieves i'll the air, in order to lock them up OF
earth. 1t appears that 1855 promises us al
sorts of marvcls"
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09
Original Artltles,
Written for the Smyrna Times.
r e F L e G ITO NJ.

"In oriler TO learn, we must think IN order
to profit by what we have learned, we must
think-that is, reflect, He only thinks, who
reflects s.--COteridge's Aids to Reflection,
Coleridge, in his great work, unequalled for
human heart, most truly remarks, upon the gene
raj indispostion of all persons to think-that Is,
TO reflect. A careful observer will find that the
same dislike to reflection, of which Coleridge
complaints exists, not only among the illiterate,
but in the nj ,st intelllgen. and cultivated minds.
An accurate memory, united to opportunities
for reading and study, gives to a man the rePu"
tation of u well-educated man and scholar
and this reputation seems to be all that many,
nay, all that most men desire. 3, ..... t,..t .--
In order to reflect, a man must withdraw
himself from the outer world and enter into the
inner region of self-that region SO seldom
visited :. For, alas ! the greater part of man
kind are nowhere greater strangers than at
home" This retiring as from the world, to
hold converse with our own thoughts, is often
an irksone thing. Perhaps we. are not sure Of
a friendly greeting when we enter within to
reflect upon the past, and future; for here con-
scienceholds her court, and her power is great
est over the rejecting mind. But be the cause
what il may, it ls certain that, to many, moth
ing is more dsagreeable than that which com.
pels them to reflect In reflection there is none
of thr5 excitement which accompanies debate
none OF the charm which surrounds an enter.
tanning book, none, of the thrilling Interest
which often invests conversation-calmly, seri
ousIy, deliberately, it mus; be done, if at all
The tnnidIt of the passions must be hushed--
our bosom friend must not and cannot aid us
The work must be done in silence and in re
pose from outward excitements. Earnestly
truihkliiy. we must hold converse with our
selves Not till we do this shall we know, tn
inestiaaahle value Of even one hour Of reaec
tion. .1tsasH14al ninIf eF1"fs
When we consider that all true knowledg
has it'd birth in reflection, we shall not deem
a light matter 70 disregard all its claims upor
and iise on like the winged insect who futte
from .aower. to flower. seeking pleasure,b'
caring for nothing else.a Whether thou a
engaged in the study Of history or the study
the sciences--whether thou art Listening to
eloquent words Of lecturebor reading q
Thoughts af geainss ors still better'ai'sfenins'
the conversation of thewiseIand good--refe'
In this way alone .canst thou become wis
though the volumes Of fhistory, from Herodot
to Mncauley. have been thy constant seempa
ions To read history without reflection lsii
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09
- From the American Ag gaiculturist ~
Flowing with the Elephant Doctor
ing the Land -Dissolving Bones.

1t is we'll known that many have occasion.
ally "seen the Elephant" to their great cost
and chagrin; but to ploWing with him, we,
believe MIR. Barnum is the first who has effec.
tualiy made the experiment in this country
Beng curious to know how this succeeded, we
wrote him a note Of inquiry, to which we
promptly received the following Characteristic
reply: "'a "-a
-, BRIDGEPoRT, April 81, 1855
DEAR SIR: The Eleghant has been at work
on my farm little over one week. He takes
the subsoil plow and drives it down l6 to 81
inches, in tight, hard sward, and moves so
fast and easily, that it is hard to realize that
he has any thing attached to him. He walks
nearly twice as fast as horse, and plows as
correctly as the best broken team in the world.
His attendant sometimes rides him, and some
times walks QasD by his side, while another
man holds the plOw. He also draws carts, stone
boats, (drags,) loads wood, piles timber, picks
up stones, and makes himself generally useful
! about the farm.
As for the profit of farming with elephants
have not taken that part into consideration.
and probably shall not, though at rough
guess" should think, all things considered,
oxen, horses, or mules would be quite as eco
nomical on farm as elephants. But of this,
will leave the public to Judge for ITSELF when
| inform them that he eats three pecks of oats
per day, and about 200 lbs. OF hay. The one
| use is as docie asa COW, yet this is not always
! the case. ""'
In answer to your inquiry l will say that
my salts doctoring" works well, and my
wheat and grass already show that the physic
has had good effect.
have dissolved several tuns of bones with
oil Of vitriol, and doubt not the result will be
excellent. .t. Y
Deep blowing, draining and fertilizers are
the true investments OF the farmer who loves
to see large and rich crops. Every man should
this year sow and plant all the land that is till
able. If this is not done, another drouth would
give us famine. '- -,t.
p. T. BARNUM
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09
:.GBE.o,plee ,ple. 4ottrg.
SETTING UP AND DOWN.

:. A chap once told st. Patrick's dean,
ss.e While rising from his seat, "Imean
To set up for wit"
"Ah!' quoth the dean, 4" if that be true,
The very best thing you can do -
81. Is down again to sit. .. ..
Too many, like that would be wit,
49,, Set up for what they are not fit, a. ,.4
-r.5.8 Aud always lose their aim; ,' ..t''
Set up for wisdom, wealth, renown; .'''
But end the farce by sitting down, ~
- With poverty and shame. .t...
A midding farmer thinks he can
''' Set up TO be a gentleman, ...,.a..t
And then sit down content; ,l.. g. s.-.
But after many turn and twist,
,..'T' Is set down on the pauper list, ."
y fool, not worth cent.
-aa. When farmers wives and daughters fair,
ra Set upwith silks and Leghurns rare,
To look most wondrous winning.
They sit upon slippery stand,
s.! Till indigence, with iron hand, ..
--.s Upsets their underpinhing.
Some city ladies too, whose gear .
Has made them to their husbands dear,
3- Set up to lead the ten;
-r''T Though they sit high in fashions seat,
Age, death, or poverty, albeit, ....I
VIII set them down anon.
F". Some fools set up to live by law,
Ahd though they are 'all over Jaw
.s... Soon fall back or lack of brains;
- But had the boobies only just
Known where they ought to sit at first,
They't saved a world OF pains.
d A'quack sets up the doctors trade,
Bat could he use the sexton's spade
No better than his pills,
The man might toll from morn till night,
And lind his match, with all his might,
-" fo bury half he Kills.
: fOa may set up for what you choose.
AS easily wear old shoes,
Ii e'er SO low at present; ....
:" Bot when you have set up in vain, i
Aud find you must sit down again,
49, 'Tls terribly unpleasant. ..t.
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09

afford, and not on the vain and nonsensical
pleasure in which the world delights. His en-
joyment arises from conviction of the'truth
that Heaven is his home, and he too well knows
that his heart is too weak and frail to yield to
a desire to engage in worldly and vain amuse-
ments, without experiencing a loss of grace
and bringing shame upon the church of which
he is a member. ..t q .t# -. '...
The above, dear reader, is the truthful expe-
rience of -.1 t' YOUNG PILGRIM.
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09
Novel Law Snit,

A somewhat romantic suit at law has inst
been terminated in Franklin county, Pa. 1t
seems that one John Lescher became pierced
with the arrow Of Cupid, and, wishing TO heal
the wound by lawful weHlock, he made propo-
sails to the object Of his affections, which, it
seems, she received favorablJ !; but the father,
Mr.. Jacob Wyant, being prudent man of much
foresight, required thes said John Lescher to
enter into bonds of five hundred dollars, condi-
toned that the said John, Lescher should live
with his wife and treat her as kind and afec-
tionate husband should do; but the parties, after
living together some months, separated, and
this suit was brought to recover the ar1ount of
the bond. The case was 6rsttrled at the April
term of the Franklin court, last yeat, when
Judge Kimmel decided the bond 10 be invalid.
The case was, carried to. the Supreme, Court,
and it was decided that the bond was good and
valid, and in accordance with the law" The
case, therefore, came up again. in the Franklin
county court when thejury found verdict for
the plaintiff Of $979.76. -, 80.
The result Of this suit may give available
suggestion to anxious fathers whose daughters
are sddghtas partners at the altar, and an, imi-
tation of Mr.. WANTS forethought wsuld show
prudent concern for their daughters weliar,f
--CaftFste ,IsMocrat. s.sat.I --., r z =. i2
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09
Congressional Morality.
P. T. BARNuM.

We were infinitely amused three or four
weeks ago by practical joke in Washington
City upon a number Of the nice men of Con-
gress. 1t was TOO good to be unpublished.
A couple OF merry fellows, one of them a
distinguished member of Congress from Sou
thern State, and the other distinguished ex-
editor from Kentucky, concocted letter pur-
porting to'be addressed by young lady to a
very me looking gentleman. 1t was got upin
nrst-rate style. The pretended young lady set
forth therein that she had several times seen
the gentleman she was addressing, that she
was captvated by his fine face and manly form,
that her heart was deeply touched by all she
saw and heard OF hun, that she must make has
acquaintance before his departure from the
CITY, that she hoped and prayed he would for
give her seeming boldness as 1t was the first
lmprudent act OF her lie, that she had always
moved aud was still moving in the highest elr-
Gle OF the capital, that she would be upon a
certain square OF a certain street at precisely
II O'Clock on the following day in a dress
which she described with great particularity,
and that she hoped and trusted he would meet
her and thus ahord her an opportunity Of brief
personal intercourse with the idol OF her heart.
The two wags had some 80 or 40 copies of this
letter written by female friend of theirs, and
they sent these copies TO between thirty and
forty members Of Congress, selecting those of
course who were known to entertain very
exalted opinion OF their own personal fascina-
tIons +..: r-.i" e
Everything being thus arranged, the two
Jokers called upon US and another young gen.
tleman, explained what they had done, and in
VIted us to get into their carriage, ride with
them to the point of assIgnation, aud see the
sights, We unhesitatlngly consented, and we
saw sights sure enough. Riding upon the de-
slgnated square, we beheld the whole of the
thirty or forty members, Northern and Southern
men. Wings, Democrats and Know Nolhings,
walking to and fro, al gazing earnestly in every
direction and at every female figure to discover
the object of their anxious search. aaaa1-.- .
We concluded, that ii few more comics OF
the letter had been sent to members of the
House Of Representatives, the House would
have had to adjourn tor the want Of quorum.
Louisville Journal rr-f .o.'2f*.iae
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09

OF The mother of a very promising boy, of
about twelve years of age was busily engaged
in setting her house in order for the coming
winter. Among other duties, she thodrht i
requisite to nail listing roGad one or more of
the doors. Tothis end she SAID to him.
"Charles, wish to put some list on the door
to keep the wind out fetch me the tool box,
and will do it now" ~ ~ 's''i7 'Hl %
."Yes, mother, L will,'' answered Charles,
" for the wind bloweth where it listeth."t agr .,
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09

bnITL CUIIdIs
3 sWhat is the chief end of man ~ eB1' .t3
sTo borrow money, TO eat large dinners, to
attend the opera, and to petition for an otiice''
ssWhat is a gentleman's first duty towards
hmselfl"3 stn UiJ9&7s 1sse gHltaa,ae UOei
4 "To buy a. ,pajrlotls plaid pantaloons, and to
raise huge pair'of whiskers."
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09

Z GA new style of bonnets is to be prodnced
among the "spring fashions" 1t consists Of =
cabbage leaftrmmed with radishes. Dec;ded1
ly wernal-snstiti This bonnet however. 4 to
be worn by those ladies only who have carroty
hair and turn-up noses.
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09

i Ger-. n, ~ IS young lady in thi| town SO
-.Ges'' tiiat she will not embrace an opportu-
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09

OF The " man with the high dickey " went,
to "a Horticultural Hall, the other evening, and
upon presenting his ticket, the doorkeeper
said: +. ''-" a'fH
al want another ticket from you, SIR" J4.
Don't the ticket admit one % 4.,..s IN Yat
"Yes, but you have shirt collar enough for
two, and your contounded dckey ydl hide half
the stage, SO that you must take 4 back seats
Both the man and dckey wfted. ''a1 'ha --.s
Smyrna times., 1855-05-09
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