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es. A Grand Jury in South Carolina have pre-
lied the laws against the African Slave Trade
- nub.ic grievance. The presen'ment argues
-. .irbt ol slavery rom the Scriptures, and rec
"" snsrds Inc subseo. 70 the artioa Of the Legs
lstnEs.
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A RAILROAD IN MExIco.-A highly impor
,,n, en,erprse il about tu he undertaken in Mex
len A genlenan has Obtained authority fran
Tho Government. tn construct Railroad through
the heart of he Republic. The route will en-
brace strip Of cluni'y rne!hng like 70D miles
in length. and u N breadth. and will pass
Trough region unrivaIled inr richness of sill
mineral resources and salnhriiy of climate II
will commence IN the RI Grande. and Terminate
On The Pacific ocean. at any suitable point he
tween the mnuth OF The river Cnliacum and the
province OF Sinaloa IN the NORTH and the port o
Manzanill, in the privisee Of Colima on the
sodh.
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Co Congress. it is said. will make an attempt
tn revise the Tariff this week There lisa seady
Hing off at all the Custom Houses. and The en-
lire reduction Of The present fiscal year. ronpared
with The past it is also said. will reach Sl6.U00.-
900 or si7 .000.O00 II This be so. it will make
revision Of the tariff less necessary than would
otherwise BIZ the case. One of the Philadelphia
cures p,ndenis writes. in reference 10 this con
tenplared change. as tolluws:
1T is understood that general order has been
s.ued by Mr. Guthrie. addressed - The party in
the House. through Nj. lIIu>ton. Chairman al
the committee of Ways and Means. directing the
work of revision 10 begin III nrdaely alter The
hol ,days. No bill Tor any general change can re
carried through wiihnui r,srriing 10 The arbitrary
AMI iyranncaI measure Of enforcing the previous
question The trends Of the tariff AS II is. nnill
it can he superseded by an acl better adapted h
the altered state Uf the c0ilniry. and marked y
more decidedly protective features. will ress.
this course uf proceeding with all their power and
are preparing themselves with facts and aigu
nenis To dp,nrnslrate the inutiliiy Of any actiun
On the subject al this time.
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ALIEN PAUpEss AHD CRIMINALS A despatch
from Washington the 9Th ulilmo. ssys: The
Committee on Commerce of the Hnuse ui r. pre-
sentat,yes have prepared. aud will sun rep VI. .
very imp ,rian! bill on the subject Of alien p,upers
and criminals. Under the provisions of this bill
n, torern passenger shall hereafter BIZ admitted
INTO por, of the United Siars unless he shall
have the certificate OF the American consul Ui he
place from which he comes, that he hasn't, I'll
one. year previous his departure been an inma :e
of ia.l or wurkh1use. and that he has nh. i"I
four years previously. been convicted Of any Grim.
ins offence except such as are designated political
crimes.
If any captain shall brnI such persons without
the re1uired certificates he shall be liable Ia fne
and impr,s ,n,nent. The vessel in which sn,h
persons arrive shllI he subject t, forfeiture. The
introduction oil a bill like this will. no doubt. give
rise tn violent upp'sitnn; bur as the necessity
this measure is generally admitted by the Amerl-
can part of uur population, it must ultimately re-
cpne Il law.
TIE MosaUiTo COLONIZATION PRoJEcT -
Mr.. Molina. line Minister of Nicaragua at Wash
inuion. has IN viUaiun of di lona'ic u'aIe. caus
ed the publication Of lhe protest Of his government
made TO our SECRETARY Ui State, against Col. Hin
n VS. Mosquito Colonization project.
The reply Mr.. Marcy made 10 This is very brie
and simply 10 she effect that the matter was Ont
with which our government has nnthlng 10 do
The expedition pnpusps To enNraie as lndIvidn
ais and t., occupy lands IN which they claim ii
tie by purchase Whether that purchase was 81
pnl,hIe uns is certainly not Tor cur Government
10 decide. nor can it otherwise Interfere 81 hong a
thnse wll, constitute the expedition commit NJ %
vert act. The co!inrs have iuil notice that Nj
c,ragua contests all their claims. and thai They
will be opposed by aN the means that Government
can camnani ii they chnose 10 io,se their rights
as American lizrns by seeking the colonization
ol foreign land :, they must take all the risks. -
Whether they succeed OF Gil the matter is ont
in winch our Government cannot properly inter
teYe
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Goxs TO TIE WAR-Last week young
American engineer of talent and skill. whu had
successfully served in the navirs of EogIand'
Russia. and the United States. sailed from this
mr., for Europe. in response In tenders made him
by The Emperor of Russia again to enlist in his
service. The offers were of the most advania-
penus aud natIering character. lie took with
him some fifteen or twenty young men whom he
had ens ed as associates. and who i"r lew
n,n,hs back have been in training under his ex.
uerenceJ and skIfII instruction. IL is well
known that The Emperor has I"ng appreciated A
,,er;can talent. and is now making it available
whenever possible.-Boston Telegraph Of Tues
daU.
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The ilsRpsnIps AND HoRRoRs or War;
correspondents: Of an English newspaper, writing
iysn The Crimes, says:
The oldest soldiers her. never witnessed or
heard Of a campaign in which general officers were
e5iIrd 10 live out in tents ON the open field. tor
the want OF rOaf to cover them; aud generals
who pasted their youth in The PenlrsuIar war, and
who have witnessed good deal OF lighting since
that lime IL various parts ut the world, are unan-
in3us in declaring. that they never knew or read
Of q war in which the officers were exp sed toslch
hGrdsbps. They landed. as most OF us remem-
bsr. without anything hut what they could carry,
and they MAJ, she'd beside their men, slept by them,
fought bs them and died by them. undiStinguiSh-
ed from them in any respect. except by the dead
Is epauleit and sword beil which has cost 81 many
lives 10 the country The survivors have often
been unable 10 get their things from on board ship.
They have Lain down 1t night IN the clothes which
they wore during the day; many delcately nur-
tarsd youths never changed shirts or shucs Tor
weeks together. and they are deprived of the use
of water Tor abluiiop. except 10 very limited eX-
teat. 'Rauk aud fashion, under such c:rcum-
stances. have fallen prey to parasilical invasion
--an evil to which the other incidents OF roughng
it are o. lule mo,neat The officers are in rags.
Guari >men, WIN are the best style Of mem n
the lar;S II Nv turn uut in aS aal trousers and
boots all s'ams aud patches, torn in all direction {,
ami menlei with more vjgnr than naaIness, aud
our 8 uartcst cavalry and line men are models Of
ingenious sewing and stitching. The men cannot
Erumbie at old cats. bouts, or shUes when they
see their officers M better off than themselves.
ave are out here soldering with the gliding
eff aud many young gentleman would be tcr
ever cured of his love of arms 1t he Could but see
che days fighting. aud have one days parade of
the men who de- II. Fortunately tor us that we
have 2 yauth on whom tn rely. aud that there are
IN old England men who delight in war and
who will be ever ready to incur privation, danger.
and death at her summons. As to young ladies
suffering from scarlet ftver'--the pupils of the
L. E. L. school, who are forever thinking of he
roes aud warriors. singing uI champions, OF crown,
Jag conquerorS' brows with flIwerS' aud wishing
fer Arab steeds and ialchions brighi'-if they
could but lIr one instant have stood beside Inc and
gazed i1,o one of the pits where some 80 'cods IT
IN. valley all covered with scarlet and blne cloth,
with lace. ard enbroidery, and bluod, were lying
side BY side, and staring HP To heaven with their
.ishtless orbs as they we're about 10 he consigned
10 the worm. they would feel the horrors e Their
hero worship aud would join in prayer for The adj
vent of that day when war shall be M more, and
when the shedding Of blood shall cease"
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Tue WAR IN THE EAsr,-The London cor
rssponden, of the National Intelligencer. in his
letter OF the 7lh ult, says:
'Messrs Peto and other leading civil engineers
have agreed To construct railway ~ the Crimea
bg wh,cS guns, ammunition. and stures can be
conveyed with great CELEBRITY aud ease from Bala-
klayl % the lines of the batteries Ot the Allies
Ten Thousand tons of rails have been shipped and
n body of five hundred miners. quarrymen, plate
LAYERS. and navvlpS. with dn engineer and nune
rous staff, have alrea !y embarked upon this IN
d.r,akinr. The work wall be completed within
three weeks after their arrival in The Crmea -
The c niractnrs are To manage the whole work
with their own men aud hand over the railway TO
,Ae army al the exact neit Gust. They will not
&c ept a sin rle Shilling mr their labor, manage
m,nt, or the use Of their capital. lie wOoden
houses r the trUapS are RAPIDLY Shppng: they
ran he nut turether in three hDurs alter being land
al Tapy are 10 be made fire prOli. The whole
of the troops NOW proceeding To the seat OF war
are u be armed with the MIME rifle, and large
n,,,,rton OF them with Cults revolyerS. One
Inn "a has completed an order tIr Orty -tuur thou
sand iur caps and the SINE nunher each of gloves.
c'oaks aud cApeS. and lnng COW hide boots, warm
n,1er cloihinr aud leggiugs. and ten Thousand
snj,S Of far clnihinr Tor officers Private cia-
inns are sending out imrnpnSe supplies ut comforts
aud n.ee>slries Tor the SuldierS and requisites mr
The hnsoitals. A second body of female nurses
have sailed far Cuns;antin1ple. and the Lancashire
ladies' are preparng plum puddings Tor The Christ
p,,s day dinners Of the army Never was war
more decidedly national than the present one
Whc.e twenty five or thirty volunteers are want
cd to & II up he broken ranks Of company, or
.yo ar three hundred to complete shattered req
inc 1t. at eas, twice the uuml ef Of volunteers n m
IA. m iil i,n.ned ately offer themselves. TIE
same spirit is observed in France. The result
nav be D st9,ned, hut it is easily turetod.'
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Fsox THE SANDWICH IsLASDs.-A Honolulu
,e,,er. d. tied 7th of November. and published In
the san Francisco Times. states that Gen. Miller
tho British Consul General AT the Sandwich Is
lands. who recently signalized himsolfby speech
70 The King and Prvy Council. rejecting On the
people of the United States generally and OF Cat
ifornis in particular. has been discovered I" be at
fl;c,ed with alienation Of mind. survey has
been held upon him by board ut physicians and
snryeons attached to British vessels. and he has
hem prouonnced insane. The same letter says:
"Much anxiety is manifested here by the great
or p,rt OF the resident Americans regarding the
riv,l of filibusterng parties from California Rn-
uor has i, that there are sumo Two ar three nun
dred men ON their way of this character, All a
Ore that any movement Of this kind will serious
IL re;ard the accomplishment of annexation, II 1t
o,.s mt wholly destroy it. fHr years at least
'Tnere is nav no doubt that it our Government de
sres the ,ssession Of these islands they can SOON
bee me ours in a peaceable way; hui it any force
~ coercion is used the chances for acquisition are
ANAL indeed"
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CONGRESS.

TUESDAY. Dec. 26.-Senafe. variety of bus
moss was transacted, but nothing Of general inter
est.
Hou,e.-Mr. Whiefeld, delegate from Kan
sas. introduced bill To aid that Territory in thu
construction of a railrad in said Territory. Thi:
rave rise 10 some laughter. buI The bill was re
lerred 10 the Committee Oh Public Lands.
On motion Of Mr.. Bridges. it was resolved
that the Judiciary Committee be instructed To in
quire int the eXpedlency of preventing by law
the importation of foreign pauperS INTO The u. s.,
and report BY bill or otherwise at the earliest pos
sDe date.
Mr. GJudrich introduced bill cedng a por-
lion of The territory Of Massachusetts to New
York. He explained that Massachusetts prupos-
ed +, part win what Is known as I}usiop corner,
where the rriZe fights takes place; aud that i
contains vne flous md and eighteen acres MIR.
Haven presumed thai M gentleman would inter
pse objection. The TWO Stales have acted. but
the Constitution requires the assent Of Congress.
The bill was then passed
WEDNESDAY, Senate.-Noihing of interest
Adjourned 10 Friday. with the understanding
then 10 re-adjourn 10 Tuesday the End Of Jan
ury.
itoua.-In committee Of the whole on the Ar
my bill, Mr.. Mcl)ongal wished 10 amend The Ar
my bill by apprpriaring $4,000 for the purpose
of determining how Tar camels and dromedarles
can be employed Tor transportation over deserts. =
/ he Speaker ruled the amendment tut at order
on the ground that The law dues not authorize
such appropriation.
Mr. ,irnlun made an relfrctaa effurt To amend
The Post Office appropriation bill ST. as 10 author
zr the Postmaster General Ia contract for carry
ing The mail from Independence. Mo-, TO S#n
Francisco in coachrs. Wagons and srighs; the
contract, rs To open the road and moderate toll
Ia be charged for travellers. Both bills were
passed.
Mr. McD,ugal presented CoIone Fremont's
narrative describing his last exploration over the
plains. Ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. Noble Introduced bill making appropria-
lion fr continuing the public works at Alunme,
Michigan and moved it be referred 10 The COM
miep Of Commerce.
This led 10 sIIne remarks upon the Presideni's
veto Of The River and Eiarbur bill Messrs.
Haven. Campbell and ashbnn expressed much
Impotence 10 get the Presidents promised rea
ms for The veto. Mr. Mobiles bill was re.
ierrpi
Mr. Whitfield inrrod iced hills for the erection
of public buildings in Kansas. providing for the
construction of r.ads and bridges; for improving
the rivers in that territory. and for geological
survey : also To exempt certain town sites from
The sale or presumption and TO establish
post roads all Of which were Appropriately
referred The House then adjourned ill Saur-
day.
Fslp.Y.-The Senate had briefscssion. Ad-
jnIrned over To Tuesday.
SATrRDAY-The House met and adjourned till
Tuesday. M quorum
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hal heard ofhis fame. 1t soon became tic
subject of animated conversation, and there
was no little wincing, each .one fearing it
would be his cruel fate to be sent victim to
appeasc the wrath of this human minotaur
against the Methodist Church.
After time it was deere ,d that the Re-
verend Mr.. Stubbleworth was the doomed
individual, and when the anpuneiation came,
many an eye of mingled pity anil curiosity
was turned on his ruddy, good-natured face,
to sec how the dispensation was borne, but
not muscle moved. With quiet smile
he professed perfect willingness to go where
he was sent. He was ''clay in the hands of
the potter" he said. If he piqued himself
on stoli,l Indifference to the backsmith's
pummelingS, or if he relied on his ample di
mcnsions to protect himself. he never disclo-
sed, but appeared as self satisfied and con
tent rs ever. His prcdecc ssor looked for all
the world like a mouse just escaped from the
fangs of some terrible grimalkin.
Mr.. Stubhleworth arranged his few sublu-
nary affairs, and bidding his friends adieu,
mounted his old roam and departed for his
new home of trials, with song of praise on
his lips. Let us hope the best for him.
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changing hues Of his "back eve from a re-
cent scufflc," to the rainbow in the ship
wreck scene, blending every color into one"
Or perhaps he had never read that story, and
only mbttercd to himself "Ncd Forgeron
whipped by n Methodist preacher" '
His dreams that night were of confused
u disagrecable nature, and waking in the
morning he had an in distinct memory of
something unpleasant having occurred. At
first, he could not rccollect the cause of his
feelings: but the bruises on his f,cc and
body, sooncalied them to mind, aS we'll as
the promise. He mounted his horse in ST.
ience, and went to redeem it.
From that time, his whole conduct mani
Tested change of feeling. The goSSips OF
the ncighborlIood Oh ;erved it, and whispered
that Ned was silent and serious, AMI had q ne
tomectimg every Sunday since the accident.
They wondered at his burning the books he
used to read so much Strange stories were
circulated rs to this mctamorphos of the iov-
ial, dare devil blacksmith, into gloomy and
tacitun man. Some supposed, very sagely,
that II spirit had cnticed him into the
mountains, and after giving him glimpse
into the future, had misled him TO II crag.
where he had fallen and bruised his face.
Ohcrs gave the prince of darkness the credit
of the change; but none suspected the Meth
dist preacher, and rs the latter gentleman
had no vanity to CRAFTY, the secret remained
with Ned
This gloomy state Of mind continued un
til Forgcron visited camp-mceting. The
Rev. MIR. Stubbleworth preached n sermon
that seemed to enter his soul, and relieve i
OLA burden, and the song of,
Glow happy are they, who their Savior obey.
was only h;rlf through when he felt like q
new man. Forgcron was from that time n
shouting Methodist Ata love- feast shor,
time subsequent, lie gave in his experience
and revealed the mystery of his conviction
and conversion to his astonishcd neighbors
The Rev. Simon StuJIIileworth, who had
faithfully kept the secret until that time
could contain himself no longer, but gave
vent to his feelings in convulsivc peals oi
laughter, as the burning tears of heartfelt
JOY coursed their way down his cheeks
Yes, my Jrethre,a," he said, "i's all n. fact
Idid maui tie grace into his unJeijcpin5
sO"t, there's no 0Oubt"
The blacksmith of the mountain pass be.
came happy man, and a Methodist preach
er. Macon Ga.
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entrrrzting j&!isrrIlanq.
I'm flour i'm a 4iSsccting Room.

TIE college is large building fronting
on one of the streets running parallel with
Broadway. Mounting several flights of
stairs, and going through two long and mar
row passages, we came to an antc-room, in
which my friends hung up their overcoats,
deposited their umbrellas, and relieved them
selves of outside encumbrances generally
Opening q drawer located with several 9TH
crs at the right Of the room, one Vf the young
gentlemen drew forth a sort of wrapper or
domino, made of black glazed muslin-with
the glazing nearly worn Off Donning this
garment, he walked up another flight of
stairs, followed hy his chum--who. cli~lain-
ing II wrapper, had merely rolled mp his
seevcs-and myself.
While waiting in the room below had
noticed disagreeable odor which salutcd
my nostrils and reminded me of the perfume
of dccaycd cabbagcs. | knew, of course,
that this stencil proceeded from the human
remains on the floor above, and made up my
mind to endure it as best | might. did
not dream, though, that it would be very
greatly increased upon reaching the top Of
the last flight of stairs--bW Il 'cas. How
mortal man could inhale such an iutol
cradle atmosphere for any p"otractcd length
of time, confess beyond my ken. | can
not account for the Indifference Of the stu
dents, who pass several hours daily in the
society of the defunct, except upon the hy-
pothcsis that they have sheet-ron lungs or
cduter;zed noses.
This "theatre of anatomy" was spacious
apartment, well lighted by an abundance OF
side windows and skylight overhead. Stlnd-
al
were, perhaps twenty high and narrow Ia,
bles or forms, upon each Of which was
stretched all that remained of a frame once
endowed with life, health, thought, and feel
! ing Around each of The tables stood scvc.
raj stools for the accommodation of diSscc-
tors, and suspended about the walls were a
number of large anatomical drawings. On
one side Of the apartment was washing
trough, plenifulIy supplied with basins,
soap, etc, and near by were hung the accom-
panying towels--which, by the way, should
/ have been sorry TO use.
Just within the railing at the top Of the
stairs stood one of the tables have attempt
ed to describe, and stretched ont upon it was
I the body of nm old man. The face was GOV.
cred with grizzly beard, and here and there
upon the skull nigh, be seen patches Of tliI
/ gray hair. The head was ti"owr back ant
1 the lower jaw had fiI.n, presenting
amo-t horrible spectacle. The enure body
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SIN 9ntrrrating 5turg.
J he 8iacksmith,
OF THE MOUNTAIN PASS.

AT the entrance to one of those gorges, or
gaps in the great Appalachian chain, of noun
tiaus, in meir passage across the northern
portion of Georgia, blacksmith had erected
his forge in the early settlement of that reg
ion by the Anglo American race, and drove
"a thrifty trade in the way of facing axes and
pointing plows for the settlers, aud shoeing
:horses for wayf.ring people in their transit
through the country to examine gold mines
and land
AS lie was no ordinary parsonage in the
affairs of his neighborhood, and will make
"a conspicuous figure in this narrative some
account of his peculiarities will not be unin-
Aeresting. Having acted through life on
lhomeiy maxim of his own--'pay up as you
go np"-he had acquired some money and
.Sas out of debt, and consequently enjoyed
-'tthe glorious privilege of being Independent"
lin a degree that is unknown to many who oc-
,cupy larger portion ofthe worlds attention
than himself He was II burly, well-looking
man of thirty five, just young enough to feel
that all his faculties, mental and physical,
''had reached their greatest Development, and
Just old enough TO have amassed sufficient
experience of men and things, to make the
past serve as finger-post to his future jour
icy. .througll life. With shrewd, but open.
bod and honest look, there was gleeful
expression in the corners of his eyes that
spoke of fun. The ''laughing devil in his
eye" was not maliciousspirit, however. His
physical conformation was that which COM
bined great strength with agility, and ifhe had
been cotemporary of his great prototype,
Vulcan, there can be no doubt but the Lem
nian blacksmith would have allotted to him
g.. q. =. L.. 4
sort Of pattern-card, and 10 divert the public
gaze FROM his own game leg to the fair pro-
portions Of his foreman.
Now, although Ned forgeron, for such was
..sas nagae he had inherited from some Gallo
ancestor, was good natured man, yet the
possession of great muscular strength and
courage, and the admiration which success
Eel exercise Of these powers never fails TO
command, had somewhat spoiled him. WitiI-
out meaning to injure any mortal, he had
managed, nevertheless, to try his proves on
sundry Of his neiglbbors, and from the success
which always crowned his honest efforts in
that way, had unconsciously acquired tho
character of n baify.
With very few early advantages Of Gle.
mentary education, he had, nevertheless at
different periods collected mass ofheiero9c
neous Information, which ho was very fond
~f displaying on occasions. He, was a sor,
: Of political anti9uary, and could tell the
opinion Of Mr.. Jefferson or Mr.. Madison, or
any subject, and was referred to on all dis
psfej points Of the theory and kistory Of tho
government thst arose among thocandilatc'
for the legislature aud country politicians
This lac studied on account OF the conse
quence il invested him with. But why he
had treasured upan old and well thummcd
COPY Of Paine's. ~tge Of Reason" and affcc
I cd sccptcism as 10 rho vofacity Of the story
dopal' and tho whale and Balsaip and hi.