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expected, viii enlist the attention, the sympa-
thy, and the enthusiasm Of all who, like us, feel
compunctious visitings as to our neglect Of that
fashionable amusement.

MORE OF Mr.. PIERCE's CUBAN DIPLOMACY
Our special Washington correspondent Of this
morning informs us Of a new and interesting
Ostend diplomacy OF the administration upon
the Cuba question. 1t is this, that the Spanish
Cabinet, anxious to conciliate the United
States, but having an uncomfortable repug-
nance to 'reat with Soule, proposed to Mr.
Pierce, not only once but twice, 10 transfer the
negotiations upon the Cuba question from Ma
drid to Washington; and that Mr.. Pierce de-
clned to take the business from the hands
of Soule. The result is before the world
Soule, Ostend and the filibustering policy Of
Dudley Mann have exploded. The administra-
ton is farther back from a settlement than on
the day Of Mr. Pierce's Inauguration. Mr..
Dodge goes out, with m interpreter, to patch
no, if possible, the blundersof Solle The metre
suit to Dodge and Dimitry VIII probably be the
same-their outfit, Unfit and salary deducting
expenses We can expect no more. Mr.. Pierce
may get ten millions as safeguard against the
contingency of a rupture; but we have nothing
to fear on that score. His warlike procliyities
were exhausted at Grey town. The ten mil
lions will BE- useful for the Cabinet spoilsmen
turned adrift BY the Nebraska bill aud the Know
NothiDgs; but Cuba goes over to 1856. The
Chevalier Wikcff is wanted at Washington.
The Know NOTHINGs-SrAMPEDE AMONG THE
OLD PARTIEs,-The Richmond Enquirer raises
prodigious hue and cry over publication of
some curious things purporting to be the rules
regulations, principles, oaths, pains aud penal
ties triangular bandbills cypher, signs, grips
and other cabalistic devices of this terrible or
gaDization. Great, indeed, is the coalition
against the Know Nothings The Richmond
Enquirer, the Washington Union, the Phila
delpbia Pennsylvania, the New York 7ri-
6une, Post ard Times, the Albany Argus and
Journal, Henry A. Wise, President Pierce,
Judge Douglas Forney Seward, Greeley, Bry-
ant, Thurlow Weed, Captain Rynders aud
John Mitchell, all working might and main
against the Know Notbiugs. But still this ter
rible new American party multiplies, and still
the masses of the people are coming into it,
convinced from the representations of all the
old party hucksters and organs, that it must be
the strongest side. Thus the tide rolls on, and
will continue to rise until the great revolution
at work is carried through in 1856. The Rich
mond EnQuirer's discoveries will not stay the
groundswell. What is to be done with the
Know NothiDgs? We await the action of Tam
many Hall.
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The hIrh winds of March are comIug ~,

teen cold OF winter = going, and the tide huani.y IL
setting strongly toward the great Worlds Fair GAery 90
ROOT No. S3 Broadway, where mcst splendid life size
and all size photographs ars made CAL cuI ice per.
feet wilderness Of magnificent pictures.
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NInrkefa.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. g. 1856.
Our cotton market is firm at previous rates Sales to-
day 800 bales uolassss sells at lsac bacon sides 10
Sterling exchange ga orer cent premium.
CHARLESTON, Fob. IS, 1865
AT our cotton market odsy sales were made Of $500
ufava
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And Moses Saith unto the oosIirnatfes Ga
AEa get dsgnsreosyJes for 20 cents NJ 80 Broad
way. TIE M"p's II . 'he1o .sut strarbt ssy % L..
place, ALc wsJs A~as gao vita sassess.
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UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

Z,
No. 49, VIM Judson, appellant VS. VIM. w. Corcoran.
Argument concluded by Mr.. Lawrence for the ap-
pellant
No. TO- United States Executor of the relations Of
Beverley Tucker plaintiff in error, A. g. Seaman,
Superintendent of Public Printing. Argument com.
menced by Mr.. Chiffon for plaintiff, was continued by
the Attorney General and Mr.. Johnson.
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he loss by water, Of the firm OF Duncan 4 snoy drv
goods dealers, on the first foor will amount rrobsby
rance. =
WOOD SAVING FOR A WAoEn.-Teo cti1sns OF
Albany ere now engaged in saving forty eo.ds OF WOOL
each, foI wager.
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IILApELPHIA STOCK BOARD,

PHILADELPHIA, Eco. 81, 1855.
The money market Is easy. STOCKS are duD-Reading
abroad 81 Morris Canal 10; Long Island Railroad,
u! Pennsylvania Railroad ass Psnnsyiy au'a STATE
Elves 80 --|'|
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The GARDNER CLAIM PARTIALLY SETTLED
The United States Circuit Court at Washing-
ton have adjudged that the Gardner claim was
a fraud, and that consequently the money paid
out Of the Treasury to settle this claim is still
the money Of the United States, wherever it can
be got hold Of. The Court have accordingly
decreed that the estate Of George A. Gardner
is indebted to the United States in the sum of
$42S $50, with intere thereon from 10th May,
1851, and that the $50 900 Of this amount in the
hands of Corcoran Riggs must be handed
over on the 4th of March. This is the beginning.
But what becomes Of the fat portions of this
award, Of twenty, forty, eighty thousand dol
lars and so on, supposed to have fallen into
the pockets Of Messrs. Corgin, Gen. Waddy
Thompson, and Others? Why should the re-
funding stop with the deposit of Corcoran u
Riggs Is the matter to drop here? Have the
Congressional Committee and the Kitchen Ca
binet given it up? Who speaks for the balance
outstanding Of some three hundred and thirty
thousand dollars, and the interest thereon?
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-09
Beautiful Extract.

The following beautiful paragraph, is
taken from the address delivered before
the graduating class of Rutgers College
by the Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen =
.'Resolve to do something useful, hon.
orable, dutiful, and to do it heartily. Re-
pei the thought that you can. and there
fore you may, live above work and with
out it. Among the most pitiable objects
in society is the man whose mind has not
been trained by The discipline of educa-
ton; who has learned how to think, and
the value of his immortal powers, and
with all these noble faculties cultivated
and prepared for an honorable activity,
ignobly sits down to do nothing; with no
influence over the public mind; with no
interest in the concern of his country, or
even his neighborhood; to be regarded
as a. drone, without object or character,
with no hand to lift, and no effort to put
forth, to helpth right or defeat the wrong.
Who can think with any calmness of such
miserable career? And, however it
may be with you in active enterprise, new
or permit your influence to go into hos
tility, to the cause of truth and virtue
So live that, with the Christian poet, you
may truthfully say that
IF your country stand not by your skill,
AT least your folies have not wrought her fall.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-09
The Rampden Colony.

We have seen letter from A. D.
Sampson, one of the Hampden colony,
dated in camp on the Neosho river, April
28th. The colony were encamped on
the site of their projected city, about one
hundred miles from Kansas city. They
find building stone and timber plenty, the
latter mostly black walnut, cotton wood
and sycamore. One black walnut tree
was by measurement 25 feet in eireum-
ference. As to the land. it cannot be bet
ter, and they consider it on the whole the
best country they ever saw. There are
thousands of geese and ducks, and plen-
ty of fish, and the party were living high
on wild game. They caught one crane
FIVE and a half feet high, the wings
spreading seven feet. The water of the
Neosho IS clear and pure, but hard
There IS fine pond mile long near the
city site. The city has been duly laid
out and divided into lots, and farm lots
has been staked out about twelve miles
along the river, half mile wide on the
river and running back mile into the
prairie. Our colony seems to have hit
upon most desirable location, and to
have fine prospect before them. As no
mention IS made of any sickness, we IN
fer that the party is in good health, as
they evidently are in good spirits.
Seventeen hundred Sacs and Foxes
were In camp near them, who were in IA
Their primitive condition. They shave all
the hair from their heads, except little
taft on the top. They had eight hundred
warriors and were engaged in war with
the 0sages.-Springfetd Republican.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-09
QuarTelling.

If anything in the world will make a
man feel badly, except pinching his fin
gers in the crack of door, it is unques-
tionably quarrel. No man ever fails
to think less of himself after than before.
1t degrades him in the eyes Of others,
and what is worse, blunts his sensibilities
on the one hand, and increases the power
of passionate iriitability on the other
The truth is, the more peaceably and
quietly we get on, the better for our
neighbors. In nine cases out of ten the
better course is, il a man cheats you,
quit dealing with him: if he is abusive
quit his company and if he ISLANDERS
you, take care to live SO that nobody will
believe him. No matter who he is, or
how he misuses you, the wisest way is to
let him alone, for there is nothing better
than this cool, calm and quiet way of
dealing with the wrongs We meet with.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-09
industrious Habits.

1t would go very far to destroy the alb
surd and pernicious associations of genius
and idleness, by historical demonstra-
ton that the greatest poets, orators, states
man, and historians-men of the most
brilliant aud imposing talents-have ac-
tually labored as hard as the makers of
doctrines, and the arrangers of indexes
and that the most obvious reason why
they have been superior to other men, is
that they have taken more pains than 9TH
er men.
Gibbon was in his study every morn
ing, winter and summer, at six O'Clock /;
Burke was the most industrious and in
defatigable of human beings; Leibnitz
was never out of his library; Pascal kill
ed himself by study; Cicero narrowly
escaped death from the same cause; Mil
ton was at his books with as much regu-
iarity as merchant or an attorney-he
had mastered all the knowledge of his
time; so had Homer. Raffaelle lived but
thirty mine years, and in that short space
of time he carried his art so far beyond what
it had before reached, that he appears to
stand alone as model to his successors.
There are instances to the contrary, but
generally speaking the lives of all truly
great men have been lives of intense and
incessant labor,-.Sidney Smiths Lee
tgre.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-09
One of a Thousand.

/ know of at least one instance in
which a gentleman deyotes his whole
time to the schools of the town. He
goes round with the wagon, calls at a
school, and finds that certain Irish boy
is missing he starts off in quest of the
''lost sheep" and when he finds him, he
says, "Boy. come take ride with me to
the school house, The mother of the
darling is inclined to demonstrate, and
cannot understand why her son should
be compelled to go to school any more
than Mr.. So and Sos child. Don't talk
to me in any such way" ne replies
"There is no reason why your son should
not be governor as soon as Mr.. So and
Sos if he only goes to school regularly
and studies weif''-and off he goes
The result of his labors for few years
Is that from the worst schools in the
country, those Of that town are now
among the very best.-Btotter.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-09
Miseei!apecps.
The New Emperor and Empress of
Russia

A Vienna correspondent of the London
Leader gives some personal hints to the
new Imperial family. He says
1.-The wife of the new Emperor, the
Princess of Darmstadt, whom he married
for love, is superior woman, simple in
manners, and brought up in those tradi-
tons of duty and virtue which belong to
the petty courts of Germany.
"Among the intimates of the new SOW
ereign, Jean Tolstoi is one of the most
distinguished noblemen in Russia, and
NJ. de Labenskiis person of the highest
capacity.
.sPoland herself may welcome the
new Gar, for he has none of the preju-
dices of his father against that valiant ma
ton. In 1915, Nicholas said to his
brother Michael, who was talking in the
Polish language, What makes you talk
that cursed tongue?' When Gen. Krasi-
naski asked the Grand Duke, now on the
throne, whether he spoke Polish, 1 have
quite forgotten it, the Prince replied in
Polish, with perfect grace. May your
Imperial Highness, rejoined the General,
apply those words some day to all the
grievances that divide the two people ,"
The dying request of the late Russian
Emperor to his brother in-law at Berlin,
that he would never forget the words of
William III. his father-arequest which
is said to have sunk deep into the King
of Prussia's heart-are the following:
"Keep yourself free, my dear Freder-
lex from the mania of innovation which
has become so general. and from the nu-
merous theories now existing, which
cannot be carried into practice. But take
care also not to fall into another excess,
which may be just as fatal-that of ex-
elusive prediction for ancient institu-
tons. Iii only in avoiding these two
extremes that you can make really useful
ameliorations. Keep up, as much as de-
ponds on you, good understanding with
the European powers. May Prussia,
Russia aud Austria, in particular. never
separate, for their union is the bulwark of
European peace.
"There is little doubt that the Prussian
King with warm heart and a weak
hand, feels himself sorely pressed what
course to take; but opinion leans strongly
to the belief that his place will ultimate
~ be found by the side of Russia
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-09
penoe 5p NDspaper eooo unan ano the Jutss aonso
commendabls aFanasioism..

The Philadelphia lBalletin, in an arti-
Gle upon the present state of Kansas,
makes the following remarks:
kansas is the attractive region for
ultra men of all kinds-the desperate pro-
slavery men, and the desperate abolition
lists the men who can recognize no
medium and moderate course, but who
viii be satisfied with nothing less than
the establishment of their own extreme
views. The representatives of each par
ty, that have assembled in Kansas, are
fanatical, and they will cling to their Pc
culiar views as if it were a sort of holy
duty"
When men espouse cause, or princi-
pie, with view of presenting its claims
to public favor, and its final establish
ment, so long as they keep within the
bounds of reason, the more zeal and res
olution they display, the more are they
to be admired; especially if the cause
they maintain is in general recognized as
correct. If they engage warmly in their
cause, and pursue itwith earnestness, We
believe them to be sincere. On the con-
trary, should they remain satisfied with
pursuing medium or moderate course,
the evidence of their sincerity would
scarcely be recognized. There are, and
have been, circumstances under which ii
is the height of moral heroism to scling
to peculiar views as if it were sort o.
holy duty As instances Of this firm
adherence to right, we may mention the
boldness of Paul in waging war upon the
heather philosophy of his time, and in
establishing christianity; the firm resis-
lance of Luther in opposition to the lead
ing ideas of the Romish Church; the
self-sacritcing conduct of the Puritans
who landed upon the bleak rock of Ply
mouth, rather than to submit to have
their minds chained by the despotic
rulers of the old world; and the success
full Struggle of the American patriots
against the armed legions of their unjust
oppressor. All of these men 'clung to
their peculiar views as if it were a sort of
holy duty'-and who will say to-day
that it was note The handful of free
men assembled in Kansas are guided and
actuated by peculiar views, no less no.
bic, and equally as deserving of success
as those preceding them whom we have
referred to; yet the Bulletin character
ICES them as desperate abolitionists,' and
men who recognize no medium or mod
crate course. Wherein have they acted
immoderately or gone beyond their legit-
innate sphere? Can the Bulletin show
us? Men do not allow themselves to be
crushed within the folds of venemous
serpent, without resistance; neither viii
they quietly submit to have their rights
and liberties invaded by rufians, even at
the risk of being denounced by as 'fanat-
les and desperate abolitionists. Con
neautviUe Courier.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-09
. Rattleanakes ana Hogs.

Of ali the enemies with which the
rattlesnake has to contend, except man,
the hog is the most destructive. An old
sow with litter of pigs to provide food
for, will hunt for the reptile with per-
severance and sagacity truly astonishing.
tracking them by their scent to their
hiding places. and never letting them
escape. In the west in early times, and
now throughout the country. if rattle
snakes become troublesome in any local
ity, drove of hogs are turned into their
haunts, and the snakes soon disappear.
The hog, when it sees a rattlesnake, in
stantly erects its bristles and back, and
commences rattlingits tusks. The snake
accepts the challenge and prepares for
defence. The old porker seems to I'M
derstand what parts of its body are invul-
nerable to poison, so it gets down upon
Its knees, and in this awkward position
deliberately crawls. by sideiong motion
up to the enemy. The snake darts for
ward, and the hog dexterously catches
the fang m the fat that swells the jaws
the blow is repeated, and the hog having
been smitteu on one cheek deliberately
turns the other. This the animal con-
tinues to do until the snake has not only
exhausted for the time being. its poison,
but also its strength. The hog then de-
liberately rises from its knees, and now.
regardless of consequences, seizes the
serpent near the head-and putting it
forefoot upon its squirming body. strips
the reptile through its teeth, and thus
tears it to pieces. If the hog, as il
sometimes the case, happens to be very
lean, and the poison fangs thereby strike
the circulation, it will die from the wound
but this conjunction rarely takes place.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-09
To Sportsmen.

Wash your gun barrels in spirits OF
turpentine by dipping a rag or sponge
fastened on your gun rod into the liquid,
and swabbing them out three or four
times, when they viii be cleared from all
impurities, and can be used almost M
stantly as the turpentinc. win evaporate
and leave the barrels dry even if they
are little moist it win not prevent their
going off. ike water After being wash
ed thus there is no danger of rust as
when water is used. am an old expe-
rieneed gunner, and have practised this
for years, and found it useful. Spirits of
turpentine can be procured at Ill coun :
try stores, and small quantity sufiicelh.
-.ScieRtifc Americdh.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-09
Governor Reedsr.

That notorious Free-soil Governor, af-
ter returning to Easton in Pennsylvania,
where he was out of the reach of the Dor
der rufians, as he chooses to denominate
the citizens of western Missouri, in
speech endorses all the lies put in circu-
lation by those northern Abolition sheets.
He is very brave when and where there
is no danger. Wonder if be has forgot.
ten the tears he shed at the house of Mr.
Stinson in Tecumseh When he left
about midnight and travelled until day
light, also going many miles off the di-
rect route to prevent meeting, as ne sees
fit to denominate them, the border ruff
ans.
He stated that Kansas Territory was
invaded by an armed force from Nilsson
81; that it was overrun and conquered by
them; but that the Free-soilers were de-
termined not to give it up. He called
upon the Free-soilers and AbolitioDists
of the North to go to Kansas and rescue
it from the ruffians: He is wonderfully
hostile to the Missourians along the Dor
der counties. If Missouri and the South
refuse to repudiate the action of the Ebor-
der counties" then the North viii have to
take it into hands. We are not fond of
fighting. but would like very much to
have an opportunity of meeting some of
those red-mouthed Abolitionists upon a
hostile field. We do not like Dragging
but are nevertheless of opinion that Mis-
souri, could defend herself against the
whole New England States in fight
where her Institutions were at stake and
her property endangered. The whole
cause of their modification grows out of
the fact that they have, been beaten at
their own game. They threw out the
banter, We accepted, and have been sue
cessful at the ballot-box
Hence arises all this invective, they
writhe in their agony.
We were in the Territory during the
election, and are compelled to pronounce
the statements made by the Governor as
slanderous and false. We neverwitness-
ed more peaceabie and quiet election at
any place in the States. No one was de-
TERED from voting in consequence of
threats or violence. The Governor has
shown himself to be an untrutliful Abo-
lition partizan. Ouradvice to him would
be to remain where he is, throw up his
commission, and retire into private life.
And as it is admitted by him that Kansas
has been conquered by the Missourians,
we are in favor of holding on to it, or die
in the attempt. Mo-, Enter
Prise.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-06-09
The Troubles In Kansas.

The article which we copy below, from
the New York Tribune, should be read
and its truths pondered upon, by every
friend of freedom in the country The
crisis seems to be near, when freedom
and slavery must meet and grapple hand
to hand =
The excitement in Kansas has already
resulted in bloodshed. A leader of the
roslavery party, named Clark, has been
killed at public meeting at Leavenworth.
A dispute arose as to which party had
the majority. Mr.. Clark claimed it for
the negro drivers, and Mr.. McCrea, one
of the other side, replied that this was a
lie. Hereupon Clark struck McCrea
with club, stunning him; but as soon
as he came to himself he drew a revolver
and shot his assailant dead. This done
he escaped, though shots were fired at
him. Finally his friends gave him UP to
the United States officers at the fort, in
whose custody he remained at Jour last ad
vices, though desire to take him out and
lynch him was manifested by the slave
drivers.
1t is evident that the time to try mems
souls has now come in Kansas. The vii
lains who have gone there from Missouri,
with clubs, bowieknives, and revolyers,
to override the genuine settlers, and estab-
lish slavery at whatever cost, must now
be met determinedly, if their nefarious
purpose is not to be accomplished. If
the Executive will send thithera couple
of regiments to maintain order, and see
that the people of the Territory are not
outvoted and domineered over by Mr..
Atchison's gangs of brigands from Mis-
souri,, very well. 1t is the plain duty of
the President to send the troops there for
that purpose. No Indian disturbances
are to be compared in Importance with
the outrages thus committed in Kansas.
Buff Gen. Pierce fail to do this, thepeo-
pie of the Free States should take the
matter in hand, and at once furnish the
people of the Territory with the means of
arming and protecting themselves. A
hundred thousand dollars would be we'll
expended in equipping, drilling, and sup
porting corps of five hundred frontier
rangers, who might engage in peaceful
aveeations when not on actual service,
and III case of need be ready to sustain
the Governor In executing the laws and
defending the rights Of the people.
We shall doubtless soon know what
the Executive will do in the premises. If
nothing is done the people should loseno
time in taking the necessary action. The
emergency is pressing, and the issues of
the struggle unspeakably important.