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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-02
TIE GOVERNMENT .ASp sELDEH, WITH

4 correspon!c-t s"E. F.") OF the New York Mir
rnr, es,avs;o c.cn;c III" impression that the G""cTl-
inent j. 70 hr u heavy loser by til. failure q! Solder.
Wirh-rs &. Co., :rroush The transactions OF Messre.
Fnrncv. Alien. and o;Icr u1mcn:ioncd Government
officers. with them. Now, we set IT rest The Forney
portion OF ih;s r"Drbach last Friday.
The Pa:cn, Office il constantly in ;hc rccelr: by
mai! Of Gums Of go, for applications ipr pa;"m;s.-
This money comes from al quarters OF me country
IN local bank bill, AM! cannot he Deposited III the
lrensurv Of the United States without trs: being dis.
counted heavily, INTO specie. So, up 10 the failing OF
his bnnkin. house, it has ior many Yeas been de-
posted in ;!.vir bauk. being drawn out al times, asre-
rr;r,d 4. When they failed, :hc Patent Office Ind some
3 1000 or iepvoiie ~ that way with them. The Gov
eruln"mt is regarded perc, o. L preferred creditor, in
,aw. II ~, not Il dollar Of this ?;,U05 can be thus
lost. II not, the Government cannot possibly Lore
bcvoud that sum; ~ :hc above cover caCh uud every
transaction with them by any parties whatever on
Government account. These stH;cments may be re-
lied 0u.-tHGSkmC.1r Star.
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To Senior Dos FELrrE MOLINA. &c, &c.
THE GATHERING OF CATHOLIC ECCLES1-
ASIlCS AT ROME.

ASIlCS AT ROME.
4 letter in the Newark iN.J.l Advertisers, dated
Rome, Italy, Nov. "G,i, referring 10 the gathering OF
cardinals. primatcs and bishops Of the Catholic church.
III that city, says:
The grand reception AZ the FricnGid residence OF
IN, Crrri;ual prirnat- Of ~ilunrlr" exceeded my s"I-
r,.. | have ever seen III Europ". | GuIbt II an cqiu.
number OF civil and ecclesiastical people of RANK
were ever assembled OF such i'm occnsl"ii. The priil-
cess Od--calcli presided with exceeding grace nc
LnrnrrI CarIinu! j. sail ~ hc the richest rcclcSl0stic
IN Chris,cndurn, though | believe hc vas. never III
priests orders, havin. bcyu raised &" the CardIDaiatc
on account of his superior worth, wealth ana ucFo-
ton. He holds hy inheritance thc r"pui"iS dUcNy OF
S.rm!o in Hungary, aai ~ said to have, besides, n!i
income of S!DU.GOu. which l. mostly .xichued III '!ic
service nf the church.
Much i. aaiL, also, Of m oIlicinl dinner n lew days
nrn by Cardinal AniOuclEL, NJ the Vatican Palace, L.
the foreign Cardinal. and .Archbishop+. The diliio-
mntir corps. Cardinal B:amrill, NGncIo a; Madrid,
nrcs;d. n; the advisor" sessions oF the Bishops III
tho Vn,icun. The object of tie extraordinary con"".
rn;ion IS, a. st, fo:;h III the call. 20 eiinhlr 'inc HOY
Father" TO prulnu,gntc, IL the most dttinS manner, "
''Irrision upnn the conception nt the very iirV no,
thcr of God, the immaculate Virgin Mary, 60 iohs
innn;"d among the faithful.
The form of n bull sc,tin. forth the grounds OF 10"
decision il undergoing the careful REVISION cI in'S
House of Bishops, and il will h. IN iiN" manner az
GUESSED by the CHr!ina!S. twill set inria maj Inc soy
crricu P0nliii has arrived al the ec's'oil' n:'rr i ."Tc'
full examination n' the doctrines Of the tGiilcrs % ne
corrc;,s. md Of his prciccre.urs, with the devon!
concurrence Of The mos, eminent iITihg coui's"!nrs VI
The church. II is to be proclaimed L" thc ""I" y"
tho 9Th December the icte OF the I "ii.ett'on.
The Pope l,gs ordered At the Mint "" copies % "
monumental medal cnnncin"ratiF" % ~ "t .Hl
late ConrcItIon, ~ DC inh"" H""' " i
I.u,n Australia. .:r rs.,
This convocu.irn, il wns stated IN ,'e iotrlS" ~. -
published yc-trr!ry, adl"uIh'd on 'Le - 'm,t -, .,
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rprsrRvIyG FLOUR AND MEAL.

\ pn,cn, lrs b",n secured ~ Mr. Tho'"9' P"arsa!'
riogo count. Syw York. for AZ invention L" pre-
,,r ,1r,l. E,.. from becoming sOUr in the bar
rel from heating. tn. invention cons 81" IN introduce
inc inc n inbc of thu sheet iron, three inches i'll diameter
mnJ opcn II, both ends, through the entire length. OF
,b,. barrel, thus admitting 81 a thorough vrnt!!ntl"h
~; .mn contents. The I.nui-vjllc Journal says that lie
,ryrn.i,n In. been thoroughly test a!Id IA useful
ncs. established. l.. T. Thusiin, Of that place on
IN. 1st Of august la,;, put up severn! barrels oi meal
ia this form, which We're shipped II; New Or!c"n'; y
part Of that shipment has recently been returned 10
Louisville for examination, and neither before nor al
.,r i, lrL L..n converted into bread could aTy one
icfsc! the Least appearance of change in the quality,
and III every respect il appeared n. fresh ami sweet
~ when taken from The mil. shipments have ai-"
been made To Liverpool, South American ports ana
I,uri;,rrio. Il !, estimated TINT the loss on -nur flour
and damaged corn in ,ht United States clua!- the
,r,n of $j,0UU,D" annually National jatd'gcace'.
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Tur vISITING M~ILITARI.-Wc have a!rchdy
,o.:,,cI ,Lr arrival in this city OF the Young N,"hI',
49, ;t",,r. ,nrns If Richmond. w., commanded by
a.. ID, n Richardson, and their escort ana enter
-, ne ,hc Law C,rys, Licu;. Herring. II was
' ,i"m ',niock OH Wednesday night when the company
''"' " ,.n ~ the tnblcs, which were three ~ number
~. w.. ,.,.,.I,I the entire length OF the building. Inc
" ""nJ ,,.,r AND ability Of Mr.. Butcher tn cater ioe Tue
H.uLr. annette wns evidenced 10y The tempting army
r. ,Io d..E;curj.s If the season, which were "lscuHSco
with considerable Hest. air.
T,,r m. removal %: thr cloth patrl@'!c '"nsts eur
,r ItVI ,,rncir, and speeches were made by II. Her
RIM. CAPT. Richardson. Col. lanes u. anderson, N"l'
Nm III Citing, Mai. ID. McPhail, kohi. I. Barry
r. q T,v,nr. Socket Matthews, and other gentle
n,i, The festivities were lr"l"n :cd uHiil after iniI-
might, with increasing spiri. and pleasure.
Yesterday, at an early hour, th" n!rmbcrS OF Inc
Law Crews called on ;hciT visiting friends nj me
Fountain Inn, md both PARTIES were soon engaged III
seeking plea.ur,. For convenience sake they were
divided into squuds, aud visited o number OF places
hi Interest. In the evening they marched tn the Hon
NAY stree, Theatre, the maiiHgcrs HAVING kindly eH-
'"h!'f them I'll invi;nti"u - witness ;lc prs!o'in-
CEcr.
Shortly after . o'clock they wcr" escorted 20 The
,S,ThlrhDI"nt Uf Mr.. Wilkinson, ndipin'u", where tIo
u ID, stall aud company officer. al the gallant fifty
third regiment had provided ii most suulpiuuus enter
ir'nrncnt, equal 10 The best displays Of the kind. Col
Anderson, III : few words, extended the "IOuus
Guard q soldiers hearty welcome, whcrcupon Capt
Richardson responded, when m attack WA mahc upon
the tables. aud DO quarter given to the Dish, flesh nnd
fowl Of tho elegant hill oi faro. :. humber OF
speeches were made by The officers present, aud Inc
occasion WAS one OF uual!"yed pleasure. To-day tic
visitors will have II dress pariLr through the city, and
will visit Fogt Mcllcrry, and s'Hrt for Acnc to-mor
r,S
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NV YoKE, Dec. "s.-Thc steamer Empire CITY
arrived hero this afternoon from Havana, but bring
DO news Vi Importance. The examination Of : gan
cisco Es;umrc5 alias Lacor,r, arrested on the cHarSe
ot hllibustcrIng ~ Barucoa, vas proGressin5. III
his declaration he uahesi;at!neiy avowri that his pur-
pose WAS the liberation OF his couutrvncn from the
Spanish yoke.
Capt. Hawkins % ID. schooner C!:as. |. smith. had
G""u c,;"rl To syyr-ar TO answer tho Cngr-c Oi having
rinlic.;inelv Jrrugt: AIMS - the ISLAND.
The new act for the rcS:s:! alton Of slaves was pro
u~!ai:a:-t sad / Wa, =a.d wGI!l be Of great ssr.ice
To impor,crs Of ncyr,cs. several ca::o.s Il wLocl
Lad been lately !aried.
AL the forts O.. tie Island have recently received
heavy armGual;s from Europe.
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Correspondence OF III" Baltimore Snu.l


The .raMlHGry Contracts for the Stc1m Fri@ai@%-
Catie .Hdrk't, NC.
[. will be rent mh-rrd that The Government award
e.! all the machinery Cor the new steam tri-air no" IL,
course OF construction here, IN tie Navy lard; al
Tor The two iriga;cs building III the Gosp"rt Nav
Yard 10 The extensive works OF Mi. IN i"IS'A' ~
Richmond, Va. II haY:a- been asccrta!nci that the
Rrniiur Forge, lcnus ylvaria, OF when LicIl. Gror@"
VI. Krnm j. secretary and treasurer, possc>'e, Ill '!'r
laciliti,s.or manufacturing such massive works with
cut DELAY, il has been arranged by Tie parties Hhovc
referred ~, that nj! ia" c.duhs, shui;-, g.. al the
three irisatcs -!lail be done "t ID" KEYSTONE Forge.
Mr. Anderson viii, however, -rn! III" Richmond
iron inr he work uI their ;wo vrESais. uH'Icr,tni!.
This has l,.cn effected through engineer ~ chief
Martin. Mir. Mullen. M artizah wei! klown here, i
the superintendent OF the lt"ndinc works. Pr"iHra-
tions are now in progress Tor the erection .! S0i;"hi'
implements and .iyius' tor al zach hravy wor!: AZ the
Washington navy yard.
This holiday week, the offerings Of b"cf ra:'lc
ONLY reach 90 h"ad-l1Gw cr" taken ~ our batch.
,rs n, 80 - a % per 100 pounds gross. Hog. sold
n-
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THE Zn1.,yrS ONCE MORE.

An Euriish u;:iccr says that his regiment was GUAR
,r.,.d with IN. Zouaves for some months, and Thai mo-
,hinc could exceed their merit Ne light troop. Oac
,man among saen spoke excellent English, Hai, be:
in- questioned by my freud, informed him hHtHrhat
br,n waiter II n Lon!nu heEel for tire" year, n,nt
getting tired 81 answering Amen .n"lI. sur u o.
,r,,,nr Inrn,.. and wa- ready for anything. see
many Of vour contemporaries ere mucli puzzle! Is u
vim: the Zruav.- rrailv are. According t" some
,I!rv are Arabs; while O'hrIs contend thai tn"' H:'' "
,niA;U.. Of al! ma;ionai:tir.. Ih" iruih - 10y hI'
,in,piy Fronclr.n, pickc! principally! from regiments
winch have served III AFRICA, and cLrr';a ip' 'H'i'i
courage, daring, activity, G.d powers of endurance
Most Of thcm have b-ei. gansrs dc Pdr", and Tie
metal sill rings US true rs it did in June, i3, when tac
ran,!us of the Garde Mobile saved the capital.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
From The New York Evening Post.
nH-n1-Ns Isf.N.IDA

II - ~
The following account Of the difficulties attending
the burial Of the poet Dryden, aud OF d challenge oc-
casionet by them, lie taken from the work on Due's
and DnrNtnS, by Lorenzo Sa3iue. which ",D DC found
announced in our advertising columns ,
DRYDEN, CHARLES. Challenge, III lI0l, 10 Lnrd
JeHorles. The challenger, n 500 OF the poet Jete-
-ies, a son OF tho Lord Chancellor. The difficulty
grew out of the inexcusGblc coudlct OF LORD Jeue-
ries relative 70 the poets burial.
.'Dr. johnson relates the story with sone ra.ticu-
larity il his life OF Dryden, but remarks that be once
Intended 70 omit 1t, as not well founded An outline
of il only belongs 70 this volume. From tie account
!, would seen, that. on the Gccease Of Dryden, the
Bishop cf Rochester rendered II spot in Westminster
Abbey and tho Abbey ices without charge, aud tina;
Lord Halifax offered TO defray the cost OF a geutle-
mans private funeral, and 10 give a handsome sum
for a monument which overturcs the widow aud her
son Charles accepted. under Ill arrangement, bow
ever, TO save their ieeling-,l that the funeral should
appear 10 the world as AZ the iaail!y expense. II
eecins, further, thar, NJ the moment tue procession
was ready 10 move from the house, Lord Jcucries, ~
passing, escerta,ue tina, the hearso contained the re-
mains OF Dryden, and the few Coaches, the friends
who were 20 accompany them 10 some burial place;
thai, he inlcrtered, aud offered 10 undertake on his
own account 4 proper fuuCral, and 10 appropriate the
sum o! Il Thousand pounds - Il monument that, by
course Of procedure without example, lie hnaVy d.
rooted the poets corpse 10 be carried 20 un under
takers for embalment, and induced the gentlemen
present, 10 disperse, in order TO assemble ou anotIcr
day; that, when applied 10, three days afterwards, by
the undertaken, be pretended Ignorance OF bus pre-
vious d.rec;ioos, and wus pleased To intimate 'uat' d.
be was OF d drunken frolrc on the day be disturbed
the funeral arrangements, he should bare no'hiu-
more 10 do with me matter. Such Is the substance
Of ;ho tale. The resul, was, that Dryden's widow
and son, unable 10 satisfy the Bishop OF Rochester;
and Lord Halifax, were IL tue greatest attiiction; anu
tbs, the poets body was no: committed to the grave
until the lapse OF three weeks from tho time Of de-
cease.
'.Chorles Drydcn-,hc fnnera! services Of as to;
thc- u. las; pertorned-immedialely challenged Lord
Jeiferies; but received no answer. The challenge was
renewed, and lis renewal repeated. His lordship con'
tinucd silent. Iuccu-cd beyond endurance, Mr. Dry
den-denivd all redress-dc;crmined that Though he
would observe the ducllo in the c2mbatl Jetfcrics
should Ugh, him without accepting a cartel, whcnovcr
they should chance TO meet. His lordship heard OF
,nis resolution, and departed London. Mr.. Drydeu,-
30 coucludes tho stOry-evcr after attempted to OBJ
tain .a;is;actiou, bu; was disappointed 70 the day OF
bis doa:h.'
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WHY'S FOR THE WISE.

Nr. Punch has e kindred respec, fsr c.@ ro.oinrancc
and will, therefore, be proud 10 i"Ee WY do
with any %conotant render vino can 'S. ',nu,,n.i for
un:i:o;- who profess tie Most i.E';,iS:Isu,a. Csn rnItt.:au,
rssieTsI never =, a' wri;s = E ie:isI Without II rs a@.lasioa 20 your II
i]Gdueatial columns M @"way DO public sinser,, eve. :.
~6eH e duty .l sppassaly consider ! :G j: dstpS ia:,c DE- =,
shave themselves WAY cta-ot q !, nm .ortanl"
Why cpn fashionable people never conaese,' r,, :,
write at all leSibly!-Ard, lnstly-"nF caH"'' 'N"
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WRECK OF \ TROOP S~uGP-GEEAT LOSS
OELlEE.

Charlotte, from Calcutta 20 Quecns:owu, was wreck
Cd on u reef in Al:ua bay. a.; the tine there were
on bour,l of the Charlotte u detachment Of the eth
regiment, ronsi>'in: OF TIC ivuowln: oalccrs: eupt'
S,acvi,nn, Cupt. Warner. Lieut.. Mcguire, Eusi-n
White, Dr.. Kidd. It's rank ami Gle, II women, and 10
children. The unfortunate ship struck OIL " reef IN
the sight Of crowds oi spectators, who rendered every
ussis,aucc possible with Ifc-boa,. nud Manba's appa-
ro,u.. bu, in spite Of all their efforts she soon wen: t"
niec,s, and ali the children who were on board, OK.
rrcp,iur Que, persisted. na INC Survivors beng iau--
tered, il was ascertaiuud that OF; OF les rank ard file
absut Is were saved. OF ;hc crew, wh:ch cHue:,tcr!
Of q, only Can't. Alech, lis eon, :hc ire; MW;c, ahip's
butcher, cook, steward, ard two others w.sc saved
The total drowned is thus ,.Giet: E.ak snd kIc. D..
women. u. children. y. crew. la~-tu;ol. lie. Tho
Charlotte was fully insured al Lloyds. she mad O
| general cargo ON board.
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NOSsI lil'.N NINNlNNS.

!. II, Ia" .r"rh u T".,uh, hc ai'uire f" ne i.''
that solnc nnrnile a." ne oppressed substantially the
same opinion M ,1o; they have thus far been YER
itr,! hv ih' "a ". .lhr following isl rnS*n- = 't"in
II si,nrr!r which Il" ruH!r ia E%lirl.ig. ini:''r'i!n'riy
nilrr the * y,":ir@ "a S,,nsi"l"l Lad been rcs"!iti
upon:
40 takr m cu,irn. ned camp. linked by terrible
iortrcsSus mad nl Amy inI Il garrison III u, ana iCW
armies poHriu- on Your i!anh and rear and You III the
rlairs OF Cri,acu, with nisu 4" cavalry 10 resist thcin,
i m undertaking, e. .ncC".i III Wn,'li more l"rces
ace necessary ,inn ug!sAl aml France ran ever
unite j., ihn, rnnr,r.y r sd an nim. Ask about it
whichever srniT ofncy win has learned something
/ nhont tactics and srnygv Ami in that position is
Schas;npnl, thanks IL :nur Austrian allinncr, which,
| ,nvir, in,crlns,,I lrrhr ftuiwccn You aud Your cne-
| my i, W.lIarhin, mni" III, Czsr free to send such
numbers :o Schgstop'! rs he likes.
.Y0u mi tr Lah'', rsn'mjsr my v0rd! iou-
braves will t,Il in rlin unArr Russian bullets aud
Crimcan mir. ~ the ltussinn fell under Turkish bullets
and Danul;au fever. Not cue out ni five OF Your
brLvcs. i;n,nclItcd IL vair, shnll $50 Albion Nr GHlln
acnin. But will tell Yen in what manner Sebasto-
p6l il 10 be- :ntcu. !. Is at Warsaw that YOU can take
Sebas:upu..
The event has certainly shown tsays the y. 1.Iri-
bune,l that in these opinions Kossuth erincrd inr
more sasacity than tho public men and writer's OF
England nnd France. who predicted with so much
c~ontihencs tho spGcdyD oil Of sebastnpol' !; is now
or an! more difficult III j wa- ut first imagined. Kos
su,h insisted from the t!st, that Austria hy her 'lea-
;rality, relieved Russia from all npprchcnslors on
that frontier. nni ,La; sIr couli therefore p1nr rem
iurccments into the Crinlca to any extent. scarcely
II man in England gave amy heed tn this SUGGESTION
rho Government, ceriainly, ac:cd directly n@ai1st Tie
policy which il indicated. Yet the present uuhScF
has couie entirely from that quarter.
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,,..SuJXcTO>. oEDlTS

WA>HISGroy, Dec 2S.--lhy administration is apx-
for the annexation 81 The Sandwich Islunds, hut
The sentiment OF Congress is nu, favorable for .i,v i'm.
mediate action on The subject. Our legislators wan. first
20 know wha, is Ia be done in reference 10 Cuba, und
seem indisposrd 10 take Up u" former subject I'M
I'll the plan Of the administration rs tr the latter il de-
vcloped.
1t is snil that the COMMITTEE" M foreign relations will
report III favor vi making :hc Government of the
Hague rccousi:cr aud modify their action in III. Glh.
snn cas". even i, cocreivc measures become necessary
for that purpn-r.
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HAPPINESS.

Happiness, after all, i NOT so n1I'!"hIy Hi-'n'"'"'
be-. Po"rr:v is terrible il it be such Us 10 proven;
the nc,sal nec"sraries Of i;o. But tho agriculture.
laborrr who has enough Of wholesome food and
warm clothing for himself and his family, and WIZ
has the advantage, which cannot be too highly s'n-
raa,ed, OF living III tho open air, has more ucrus!sn,
ioyuIrnt OF life then The iuiIeritor of wealth. li,ins -
asplendid mansion, who has tvo much OF I'h'e e''0
IN liz hinO!.
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Tp,yrI rOK TIE OLD SOLDIERS.

The Richmond, Fredericksburg "nd P";",ah: kai'
E,od ComDnuy prnpnsc 20 give q return t,ck.t rrtS to
,h. y..ern:ls who pass over ,nrir roGd III attending
,hs National Convention on rh. Sih Of Jauiarv; TINT
i. 81 -.
The Baltimore Srrain Packet Company propose 4"
,r,n.nnrt IN. delegates iIom Portsmouth, To- Baltimore
and back for onr fare, -.
Th, Baltimore and Ohio RAJ! Road Company pro-
ro.r To- tcll round trip tickets "m IL" Wa,l:in.'cn
branch for -: good from tho 9th to IN" l2rh January.
~ tho mniu stem, between Biltlnrrr Gnl Wheeling
,hr l,1, " II be full one way and bali on returning.
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POETRY.
BENNY.


I had told him, ;hris;ras morning,
rs ne sat upon my knee.
Holding fast his ll''lr >;"ckir"s,
Stuffed Us full Us iull rnulh hr.
And a~rtcn'iv" listening 10 mt,
With a face drnure and mild,
That old San;a I.HUs. who hUritb"m,
Did not love = naughty child.
"But we'll be GOOD. wont We modcrE'
And from I'll my lap he slid.
Digging deep among the Gn"d,cs
In his crimson stocking hid;
While | tn:heI No 4" my table
Where Il tempting ;:,hict STOOD.
Drumming high with DAINTY es:.u"S.
Syat ME by 4 ucl-hh'r go'd.
Bu. the kitten. there bet"-e me,
With his white paw %notiin: 10th,
Sal, bv wav OF entertainment,
Slapping of the shining froth.
And 10 not the gentlcst bImor
AZ the loss Of such a trcar.
~"cutcss. | ra;hrr rudr!v
Ihrus; hiin or; M" the street.
Itea. how Benny bilc rycs kindica,
Gathering up :Ee precious store
be had busily been pouring
Iu his tiny pin1i"rr.
With a generous look that shamcd me,
Sprans he from the carpet bright,
Showing, BY his micu indignant.
an q baby's Sense OF right.
Come back, Harvey" called he loudly,
As he held his apron whitc,-
You SAL have my candy wahbrt
But the door was iasicnod iight;
So be stood, abusli"l md silent,
10 the centre nj the lcvr,
With defeated lnnk alternate
Ben. on ME aud ON the door.
Then. As by some sudden Impulse,
Quickly ran he 20 The fire,
And while eagerly his bright eyes
Watched the tamc. 20 high aud higher.
Il It brave. cica. key he shouted,
Like soma lordlv little elf.
Santa Klaus, come down &c chimney,
Make my moGor have herself
- will be a good girl. Benny
Said I. feeling the reproof;
And srraish,wav recalled poor Harvey.
MewiaG On tie gallery roof.
Soon tho anger was forgotten.
Laughter chased away the frowu,
And they ganholcd meath the live-oaks
Till the dusky night came DOWN.
In ny dim, 6~re-lich,cd chamber
Harvey pur.ed beneath my chat a;
Aud my play-worn boy beside mo
Kneit 10 ray his evening prayer;
"God hess fGdsr.-God hess moder.
God bess sis~ter,"-;hcn Il pause,
And the sweet young lips devou,ly
Murpured, God boss Santa Klaus"
He is sleeping. brown and silkcn,
Lie the lashes. long md meek
Like carcsSins, cl!usiuS shadows
On his plump and peachy check
And I bend above him, weeping
Thankful tears-Ob, Uud.tled.
For a woman's crown Of glory,
For the blessing OF a child.
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NV ORlr,>s, Dec. 25.-li.r steamer 0rizahn.
Wio dates from ihv city oi HyAt,", ~ the 18Th inst,
la arrived.
Two G~"vrurlcu, victories over the insurgents
are rer'ri"l. Alvarez WIS only ciSh'ccn leagues
from the ci;y Of Mexico. Sauta Anna had been unaui-
tnTusiS te'clerttt; The steamer Nautilus supposed
- have been lost had arrived at Tuuipicu.
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IVI.IIINN ~ NIS.NJN n.
ST. Lorls, Dee. %.--ILr Viii: mcUbrrs Of tho
Missouri Legislature have n!opied 4 platform dis
counteumncir- the efforts OF tho nhvl;:ionis,s to G-i.
tste the slavery question. nn'! !cciarln. that they viii
veto for 10 mau as l. 5. Senator, who lie not favorable
10 the Nebraska bin.
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NATIVE

NATIVE AME!ICANW aRRlORS.-A Few days
since. Il: the Faycite House, Syra'tlsc, New i"fk'
about twenty lniiai.s who participated III lie coGi!c:
q! 1872, cane together iro!n the Green Bavs. Oann-
,ia-as aid OGeidas. Three OF .hui- uUm9=. we.c
eppoiptc. delegates 10 the national convection o. the
Veterans Of the war of 1919, 10 be held a; Washing
ION % tho ob OF January next, where they viii 80 III
full Costume. Their name. arc George hnI, Heury
Webster and Sam George,
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We learn with regret that John H'cHc' nus c"uH'
Loucd the ci.t"rship of the CH;;c'. lies u scuoo-
man, and o writer of uncommon brlll;ancy and pow
or. Our good wishes attend him i'll the retirement 10
which he is driven by fuilinc cyc-sigh'.
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TIE VIRGINIA DEMOCRACY.

T,,,.r the above head, we find The following article
IN the Coos ~. H. Democrat:
..rh. ,,h,. Democracy Of Virginia, by the nomi-
u,,;on rf Henry \. Wise, has done one good ming ut
a "n't !, hans tnken with it's candidate n bold, honest.
,ud uuwaycrip- stand against kmow-n",hiM.!-m. 1t
has firmly and uniicdly gone forth 1" meet ana re-
sis, It's advancing tilc, and rel 1t, vauntln@ anu auda-
cious rs i, *, utterly II, defiance.
lin doing this, a. on several former occasions: iis
J.mocracy II Virginia has Sc, Il noble example, which
the democracy uf I've whole Union ought Ia be proud
10 follow; which ,h.y mus: follow unless thcE are
nr.nnr,d 10 ds,cr, their own platform, make war on
iiheir own usarcs, and a%nuihiln,e their own strength.
"Whnt has democracy anywhere rlghiuIiy Ia do
with religious prescription unl sectional intolerance,
other than IN resist them What has democracy 10
4, in n,;doj,h; consultations with wings aud free
sellers Democrats who arr insane enough, rtil re-
.nuiu;n- democrats, 10 enter Ihe.c underground cou-
tlave., ar. received there with hostile purposes t"
themselves and their principles.