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more active, is not so good for bait, and he
IS called 'Buckram,' for that he is so like
the fabric OF that name, and his. shell is then
nexible like vellum So that You see we have
an idea OF some Hards who are SPeelers, ten
ding to Soft, and of some Softs who are Buck
rams, tending to Hards And there is such
hardening to Soft and such Softening to
Hard, that we cannot distinguish the politicians
OF New York as we do the crabs-sometimes
by sight, sometimes by touch, and sometimes
by cracking their claws. But this do say,
that think can see you are Democrats that
can distinguish you, Enthusiastically, by the
platform OF principle you have put FORTH and
am anxious and ready to stand by and with
and for any portion Of the Democracy Of New
DIRK who will unite on the platform of civil
and religious liberty, as defined by the Con-
stitution and bills of rights of our State and
Federal Governments, and as defended by our
State sovereignties and our Federal Union |
cannot and will not unite with any Wilmot
proviso, with any dark lantern, or with any
summary law party!
And how is it that New York is divided
against herself in this great cause, which,
down the tide of time, unborn ages vet will
honor and admire2 She, the Empire State
she, the center of commerce-she, the city set
upon hill, to waste her strength, to expend
her substance, to dwarf her influence, to lower
her dignity, to eclipse the light of her own
fame and glory by distracting divisions, by dis
astrous discord, by confusion of her friends and
fusion of her foes Rally and rescue Shall
the spoils separate us from each other and
from our country? No! nor principalties
nor powers, nor things present nor things to
come. We will strike together, and strike
home for our God, our country and our Con.
stitution! Yours, in the faith,
HENRY A. WISE.
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Large Emigration from Louisville.

An agent, representing some FIVE thousand
souls, has recently arrived in Kansas, and says
about FIVE thousand German and Irish citizens
of Louisville, Kentucky, intend to settle in our
Territory. He further represents them as so
Der, industrious, and frugal class Of people,
consisting Of the best portion of the Louisville
foreign population-that they are not of those
who we're embroiled in the late Know-nothng
election riots, but that they are composed of a
class who have become Disguised with the late
scenes Of oppression and tyranny to which
many Of their countrymen have Of late fallen
victims. We understand the agent is favor.
able to our city and the surrounding country
for these people to locate. Most OF them are
mechanics, and many Of them have consider.
able wealth. Let them come and assist US in
developing our agricultural and commercial re-
sources, which are vastly superior TO any other
part Of Kansas.-Kansds Register.
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prouder of it every day since;' we say that this
declaration makes IL matter Of Indifference,
so far as the interests of the Democratic party
are concerned, phether his ticket succeeds or
not"
Poor Softs-ye who have so long stuck by
the Washington Union, and whom the Union
has so long stuck bye are cast of, forsaken,
abandoned. Your success, for which the
Union used TO pray, and no longer than few
months ago, when you were no better than you
are now-and you were never better than you
should be--your success is matter of perfect
indifference" to the Union. Doubtless,
doubtless the Union is becoming that thing
which it used SO Wiley to abuse-a "Hard"
paper. Alack day This is practical
commentary upon political consistency. We
venture to suggest to the Union, as it is the
fountain of all patriotism and the head of the
Democratic church, that if Mr.. Van Buren's
ticket is as bad as it represents it to be, it
should not regard its success with "indffer-
ence," but should work in season and out Of
season to defeat it.
This quarrel brings US to our poetry, a few
lines OF which we quote as appropriate TO the
occasion:
Alas! How light cause may move
DIssenson between hearts that love,
Hearts that the . Hards" in vain have tried,
And patronage more closely lied;
That stood the seas when storms were rough,
Yet in u sunny hour fell Off
Like ships that have gone down at sea
When Heaven was all tranquility.
Oh, Love, that tempests never shook
A breath, touch like this has shakenm
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A Mans Hand bitten on by . Horse.

A surgical operation Of very interesting
character was recently performed in England
on soldier named Thomas Dance, belonging
to the 18th lancers, who had his arm ampu.
tated for the second time, in consequence of
the frigbtful injuries he received from being
bitten by a ferocious horse in the Crimea.
Dance was engaged at Balakava in drawing
water for troops, and whilst SO occupied saw
horse, with name and tail erect galloping furi.
ously towards him. In a moment the horse
seized him in his mouth, threw him down, and,
kneeling on his body with his fore legs, com.
menced tearing his clothes off, decorating his
breast and shoulder in frightfu manner
The poor fellow put out his hand TO protect the
lower part Of his body, when the animal seized
it in his mouth, and bit it off. Some Of his com
rades coming to his succor, armed with stout
clubs, the ferocious beast was beaten off. Be
fore, however, the horse could be secured, he
bit off the finger Of another man, and severely
injured the shoulder of the veterinary surgeon
of the regiment. He was of Arab breed
Dances arm was amputated just above the
wrist; he was soon afterwards sent to England.
1t was found necessary TO amputate the remain
ing portion of the arm, and be is now doing
WE'LL Southwestern (Eng.) Gazette.
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From the Knickerbocker.
CATER BOOTS.
NY ROBIN RATrLEBRAIN, A. NJ

o dainty foot
o gaiter.bool
To pity you're shocking;
] only know
OF one thing worse,
And that's a snow-white stocking.
So neat and clean,
Together seen,
Fen stoics must agree
To you 10 vote,
What Gray once wrote,
A handsome LEG.
The lasting theme
or midnight dream,
The very soul OF song;
Man wants you little
Here below,
And never wants you long.
BY Plato ne'er
Sent tripping here;
BY Pluto rather given,
To lead poor man
IAN easy plan)
To any place but Heaven.
Yet still vow
There's magic now
About a woman's foot,
And cunning was
The wizard hand
That made gaiier-boot
For while the knave
The. CATERS gave
To mortals 10 ensnare them,
Mankind he boaxed,
And even hoaxed
The angels down 10 wear them.
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AMERICAN SURGEONS IN THR RUSSIAN Army.
We have been permitted to see portion OF
letter from DR.. J. B. Stoddard, Jr., of this
city, in which he states that there are eight
American surgeons attached to the Russian
army in the Crimea: Drs. Eldridge, Jones,
Johnsons and himself from Maryland Drs.
Reid and Deuninger, Of Pennsylvania; DIR.
Holt, Of South Carolina, and DR.. Smith from
Louisiana. He states that they are treated
with great consideration by the officers Of the
Russian army. He states further that he
witnessed the assault on Sebastopol which
resulted in the taking Of the Southern portion
and the retreat Of two hundred thousand Rue.
slams across the bridge, to the Northern side,
which, from what he states, attended as it was
by the confagration Of Sepastopol, the explosion
OF mines, hurrying thousands into eternity, and
the sinking of the navy, was scene too fear.
fully tragic to be depicted in language. Bahi-
more Patriot.
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s0 We copied into late number of our
paper an interesting account of the launch of
the new steamer Wabash, which we omitted to
credit to the Philadelphia argus, from which
it was extracted
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ny MRS. souTHEY.

| never cast flower away,
The gift Of one who cared for me-
A little Aower--a faded flower
But il was done reluctantly.
never lookd last adieu
To things familiar, but my heart
Shrank with feeling almost pain
Even from their liielessness TO part.
never spoke the word Farewell"
But with an utterance faint and broken
An earth.sick longing for the time
When II shall never more be spoken.
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YELLOW FEVER.

The papers of Norfolk and Portsmouth say
but little about the disease, regarding it as
having we'll nigh exhausted itself
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-30

Sd~ A lady in Calcutta asked Col. B. for a
mango, and, as he handed it along, it fell into
plate of kiss.misses, Ia species of grape.
How natural, said the colonel, manages
to kiss-misses
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n@- lnnoculation for the yellow fever is re.
ported to have been tried in more than one
thousand cases at New Orleans, during the
past summer, with perfect success.
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CEYLoN.-The Treasurer of the American
Board OF Commissioners has received from
Ceylon one hundred dollars, "a thank offering
from teacher, for the privilege Of laboring
hiteen years among the heathen." A student
at Andover sends four dollars as the first
fruits of preaching Christ"
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nA- An Interesting experiment was lately
performed by Professor Farrady. A diamond,
held by little pantinum clamp, and ignited
to Wilderness in the oxy-hydrogen fame, was
plunged, while incandescent, into a jar of oxy-
gen., 1t was speedy dissipated into gas,
which was proved to be carbonic acid.
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H@- The price in New York for the very
best Of butter is only twentyeight cents per
pound.
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Irishmen AM REVOLUTIONARY rima,

During our Revolutionary War, General
Washington appealed to the citizeus of Phila-
delphia for a loan of 100000 to feed and
clothe the army. Of this amount the follow
ing sums were promptly subscribed by the
Friendly Sons of ST. Patrick" all of whom
were either Irishmen or the sons of Irishmen
Robert Morris, 10000; Blair McClenahan,
100000; VIM. Bingham, $4,000; James N
Nesbitt & Co., $4,000; Richard Peters, s5, 900;
Samuel Meredith, $4,000; James Mease, e5,-
600; Thomas Barclay, $4,000; Hugh Shell,
$4,000; John Dunlay, $4,000; John Nixon,
$4,000; George Campbell, $4,000; John Mease,
9l,O0O; Sumner, Murray & Co., $4,000; John
Patton, $4,000; Benjamin Fuller, $4,000;
George Meade & Co., $4,000; John Donnald-
son, $4,000; Henry Hill, 5000; Kean l.
Nichols, $4,000; James Caldwell, $4,000;
Samuel Caldwell, FL 900; John Shee, 9l,OOO;
Shard Delany $1,000; Tench Francis, e5, 900.
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rA- The Hon. Edward Everett has con.
sented to deliver an Grafton before the Mer.
camille Library Association of Boston, at their
celebration of the next anniversary of Wash.
ington's birthday. He remarks that "there is
the greater propriety of selecting the anniver-
sary for such a celebration, at the first visit of
Washington to Boston was made in the last
week of February, 1856, just century ago
next winter"
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h@- Horseshoes without nails are coming
into vogue in New York.
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n9l Hon. Henry billiard, for a long time
leading member of Congress form Alabama
has accepted the invitation Of the Boston com.
mlttee to deliver lecture on slavery in that
city.
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PHYsIcIANs.-The editor of the american
Medical Gazette estimates that one physician
is required for every 700 inhabitants This
would give over 10000 in the nation. 1t
is probable that the average life Of ply
stefan is not over thirty years after he enters
his profession. Hence it follows by compu.
tation, that the waste by death alone is Que
thousand physicians a year. But more are
lost by change of business than by death and
this loss might be estimated without exaggera-
at 300. We have, then, an actual loss of 300
physicians annually, which must be made up.
Again, the increase of population in the
United States is about 700 900 year, which
it requires an increase of 1000 physicians to
supply. There are therefore, actually required
twenty.three hundred new physicians in the
United States yearly. To meet this, we have
only l,400 graduates from the schools, and
about 300 foreigners, making in all LOO, and
leaving an actual deficiency Of coo year, to be
supplied by irregular practitioners.
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b@> The Newfoundland papers state that
there is a fine yield of grain there.
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The GREAT COMET of 1856, which was ex-
pected in l848, and on account of whose nom
appearance Sir John Herschel put Grape on
his telescope. NJ BONNIE, distinguished Ger
man astronomer, finds not to be due.till 1858.
With immense labor he has gone over all the
intricate calculations and estimates that the
comet would be retarded to that extent by the
influence of the planets. The periods of its re-
turn have ranged from 289 to 293 years, and if
it shall not return before 1858, its present pc
Rod will be longer by nine years than ever be-
fore.
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VIRGINIA TOBACCO CRoP.-The Charlottes-
vile (Va.) ADVOCATE says:
"The tobacco crop of the county was very
generally cut and secured before the recent
trosts; and without exaggeration we can say
that Albemarle never raised a larger or better
crop OF tobacco than the one of the present
year. Our farmers, under the belief that the
joint worm has permanently disappeared, are
making efforts toput in an unusually large crop
of wheat this fall. The season for sowing
wheat is as the farmer could desire"
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~ Ntc budU ~ We CHiOH
SIR: | am glad to observe, from some edito.
rial remarks in your columns this day upon an
address delivered by me at 0swego recently,
that our State election is arresting the atten-
ton Of our friends outside the State. We are
not such devotees Of squatter sovereignty as
to reject the advice and instruction Of those
beyond our borders, though our voting is done
by the actual settlers. | hope you will be
pleased with the manner in which we shall do
this. The election comes off week from
next Tuesday and we shall thus soon be able
to compare the official returns with predic-
ton which / wish to put on record. The en-
tire Democratic State ticket, which you call
soft, will be elected by plurality Of fifty thou
sand votes am sorry to find you stating that
in effecting this result we shall have "cut
ourselves loose from the National Democratic
organization" Being deeply engaged in a
State election which is rather more important
to our citizens than any national contest is
likely to be, we may not have had our
attention sufficiently called to the position
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But Kitty heard no more She had uncon-
sciously crushed the choicest blossom of the
lily in her convulsive grasp, as that word was
spoken. And now she darted away. breathless,
faint, ewildered-heedless whittier she was
going, until she found herself at the door of
Laura's room. 1t was empty; and falling on
her knees, she buried her face, while her heart
oyeraowed in a gush of the gladdest tears that
ever welled from maiden's eyes.
The group below were pursuing their inqui-
ries and explanations.
"Why, how is it?" cried Mrs Hope; "what
made you tell us-that is, how could we have
understood you to be Hamilton's wife ?"
The young wife's face was a study for a mo-
ment, but suddenly cleared, with bright smile.
% see! / see it all now ESQ. Hope asked
me that question. But his fathers name is
Hamilton, too; and was never thinking that
you, knowing all the circumstances of his es-
arrangement from home, could mistake me for
his wife. His wife, indeed" she repeated,
turning her beaming eyes suddenly. where's
your sister,"
Kitty She was here moment ago. /
viii call her,
Mrs. Hope, did she believe it? How could
she p"
"We all thought it strange, as you may sup
pose; but knowing, as we did, very little of
Mr.. Grey's history, were led into this mistake
IL see that some explanation is needed yet, u
remarked the elder Mr.. Grey, " and the sooner
it is given the better. Tell your friends all,
Oriana, while l take long look at my sleeping
how .
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For the National Era.
WHAT AILETH THEE, HAGARp
BY MARY IRVING.


-, rolled the painless desert, piled in pillows
blank and high
save single siunled Painuee "h''e '"'N my wy
W., Voice that sted my pulses, spoke from out the
.corching SKY,
What aieih thee, Hagnr?"
p,.oiur Ger the rocks and thsiles with my bleeding
Ia ,-,cbrd the line Of darkness where despair and
misery meet;
W., The Foe of all but anguish ia the only friend to
greet!
What aileih thee, Hagar'"
Ibal borne the wrong of wonan-I had borne her grief
and care.
D., .srra came a maddening sorrow woman not
raaie 10 bear
A., ,corned to sue To- pity even 10 ssrahs Coz in
prayer.
what aileth thee, Hagar!n
Drop by drop my life ebbing to that poisoned rank
Ing dart;
And green and fruitful garden, waered well in every
Vas the desert all around the desert Of my heart
"Whai aileth thee, Hsgar!"
Vas It nothing thus to perish, outcast from the tents OF
Covering up the quivering face could not look upon
again.
va, the Mighty One in mockery calling to my madness
then,
What aileth thee, Hagar!"
Rise thou fni,lless and desparins daughter of the
desert. rise!
HoNrd in want and wo and weakness-nighty in thy
Makers eyes,
E1e from the tents poor shelter-underneath Jehovahs
skies,
What aileih thee, Hagar!
.w,7e the tears of wonans faltcrng! have heard thy
iainting boy.
Take MIN hack from Deaths dim portal far from insult
and annoy,
Van 5ee IN the wilds untrodden heir of freedom, hope
aniioy.
What aileih thee, Hagar!n
Then vision flashed before me- sweeping countless CEN
mTles DER;
And saw the of Sarah-ou,cast Knocked from shore
10 shore
Wandering even a had wandered in the wilderness
before,
What uileth thee, TIagar!"
But The desert round mo budded fountains leaped III
groves OF bloom,
ias melting air grew heavy with its burden OF per-
tune,
Where ms Ishmae stood triumphant in his never-con-
qaered home.
What ailch thee, Hagar?"
Caped then my only darling-bore him where the rock
uven--
Watched lbs pale lips wake in smiling 10 the better life
gwen,
Kae and cried with of praisng, While thou hast
God IN heaven,
What aIeth thee, Hagar?"
Ha-ar Of the Nations, ainting in desert doubly dry
Wsug DER the well-beloved, stricken from thine arms
20 die,
the hour 10 cry,
What ails,l hss, Hagar?"
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tang; so that the idea Of Human Being neces-
sarlly excludes the idea Of property in that Be
ing"
With regret, though not with establishment,
learn that Boston divine has sought to throw
the seamless garment of Christ over this shock
ing wrong. But | am patient, and see clearly
how vain win be his effort, when call to mind
that within this very century other divnes sought
to throw the same seamless garment over the
more shocking slave-trade; and that, among
other publications, little book was then put
forth, with the name of reverend clergyman on
the title-page, to prove that the African trade
for negro slaves is consistent with the principles
of humanity and revealed religion;" and think
ing of these things, I am ready to say, with
Shakespeare,
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MlRTH AND MEL kNC H0lY
CHAPTER ".
The Aaodyne to MirM.
BY MARY IRVING.

ilrf oj 5 you-bitter tears TO weep,
but patent smiles 10 wear through sufierings hour;
And sunless riches, from affecuon's deep,
10 pong ua broken reeds-a wasted shower!
Netky 10 bear with wrong-to cheer decay
and Oh, love through all OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lf~s
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Town Council.

Called meeting Friday December 18th, 1854 ct o'clock
p. ".
P. II. Gary,J A. Robichaux, Morgan Springer.
The minutes of the meeting Of snd September read
and approved as recorded.
Tire minutes of the meeting of 9Th September was read
and motion Of p H. Gary the section of ordinance was
amended to read
The committee bridge made the following report:
To the Mayor and Trustees Of tie toacn Of Thi5odaur
The undersigned committee named confer with COM
mee of the Police Jury with reference to the construction
of Bridge the Lafourche at Thbodaux beg leave
report.
That they the committee of the Police jury and after
conference the members of said committee being opinion
that the construction of said Bridge would he advantageous
to the parish ami town. agreed to report yoraby to their
body and recommend that the of the Police Jury
be accorded to the town to apply to the Legislature for
charter for that purpose. tSgned) L. BUSH,
p H. GARY.
The Mayor submitted to the Council lettre from Messrs
MaxeI Briggs Co., of New Orleans, relative to the build
ing of Bridge across bayou Lafourche, at rhbodaux.
On motion it was
Resoaed That the Mayor be and is hereby requested to
invite Mesrs NJ Briggs Co., of their partners
here practicable for the purpose of examining the
bayou, selecting the mot suitable place for constructing
bridge, and making estimate OF the cost thereof.
Mr. L. Bush submitted the following resolution.
Whereas conceived by the Council of great mo-
ment to the town to comet by Railway, Plank Road
otherwise, with the N. o. d. 6 G. w Railroad.
Therefore be it sesol1a That the citizens of the of
Thbodax hereby invited attend public meeting
be held at the Court House in the town Of Thiboaux
the d day of December 5 for the purpose Of taking the
subject into consideration and acting thereon be
deemed advisable.
Mr.. L. Bush moved that the committee improvements
be requested to inquire into the necessity and cost of
bridge ON the canal between Mr.. Svere Navarro and
0ezime Bahin.
The Collector submitted his receipt from the Treasurer and
on motion it was accepted.
The Finance Committee reported arorably on the
count Of George Bonner Constable for the amount of $
and motion Of NJ Springer appropriation was made
to pay the same.
On motion of P. IT, Gary the board ajourned
v. d. TERREBONNE Mayor.
J. q. VERRET, Secretary.