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haste, in both branches, TO pass the bill over
the head Of the veto
What else could be expected Is not know
nolhingsm here completely under the control
OF abolitionists Did not free-soilers. at the
start. get control Of the secret lodges? Did they
not lnfuse their element into every test action
SO completely as to abolitionize the the order
Could there be more eonvincing proof Of
this than the election of Henry Wilson for sena-
tor viii he not push the free-sol programme
even though it should dissolve this Union? BIZ
this time, alter his recent abolition speeches,
what have has southern national apoIosls;s done
bat to shgt their mouths for be abates not lot
OF hts abotionism. In word, every move
ment ofthe know nothings here has pointed,
step BY step, to this result ota nullifcaion law.
The passage of this bill, iegalizing treason
and rebellion, is the GROWING proof Of the abo-
litionism Of the kuow-nothing order It is
thoroughly stepped in this elrment. Il will
hesitate at nothing 10 accomplish It's Plans
Besides its religions persecution, besides It's pro-
seription for birth, here at length know-nuth-
ingism has reached the zenith point OF resistance
TO the laws the land. 1t has wantony tram
pied under foot the constitution Of the country
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5fleft poetrp.
A GENUINE POEM.

The annexed stirring old poem says the Home
JoayRa has the ring Of the true metal, and is APP
oicable now as when it was writtenfor the philoso-
nby s sound, and, therefore, universal;
Who shall iudse man from manners2
Who shall know hun by his dress
Paupers may be ct for princes,
Princes tit for something less.
Crumpled shirt and dirty jacket
Nav beclolhe the golden
0fthe deepest thoughts and feelings
Satin vests could do no more.
There are springs OF crystal nectar
Ever swelling out Of stone;
There are purple buds and golden
Hidden, crushed and overgrown.
God. who counts by souls, not dresses,
Loves and prospers, you and me,
While he values tbrofes the highest
But as pebbles on the sea.
Man upraised above his fellows,
OF iorgets his fellows then;
Masters-ru ruers-loFds. remember
That youI meauest hands are men!
Men By labor, men by feeling,
Men by thought and uen by fame,
Claiming equal nights 10 Sunshine
Ia mans enobhng name.
There are foam-enbrollrred oceans,
There are little weed-ciad nils,
There are feeble ihch-high sapIings,
There are cedars on the hills;
God, who counts by souls, not stations,
Loves aud prospers you and me;
For to Him all vain distinctions
Are pebbles on the sea.
Tojling hands alone are builders
OF nations wealth and fame;
Titled laziness i pensioued,
Fed aud lattened on the same,
By the sweat OF others toteheads,
Living only to rejoice,
While tbe poor mans outraged freedom
Yainiy lttetb up its voice.
Truth and Justice eternal,
Born with IoveImess and light
Secret wrongs shall never prosper
~he there Is a sunny nights
Cod, whose World-heard voice Is singing
Bouudess love TO you and me,
Sinks oppression with ITS titles,
As the pebbles on the sea.
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markets of California. The Chiian importa-
tons, after paying Si,35 duty, have been sold
recently, at San Francisco, for less than FIVE
dollars per barrel. Under such circumstances,
II is not to be wondered at that the merchants
Of San Francisco have commenced the oxpor-
tation Of breadstufs TO New York. At the last
accounts clipper ship, of 1900 tons, was load
ing with wheat, and Others are to follow. This
is Rlain indication that the people on the Pa
citic coast are no longer in need Of breadstnfs
from the eastern States. They are able to sup
ply themselves, and if anv deficiency should
occur, they can supply it more cheaply by i'm
.portations from Chill than from New York, Phil
phia and Boston.
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Terrific MhiIrNlnd m glIinois.

We have accounts from Chicago of most
terrific hurricane and whiflwind in the town of
Jefferson, Cook county, and other places north
and west of that place. On Tuesday afternoon
a revolving fnnne-shaped cloud passed swiftly
along near the ground, about sixteen miles north
There, Carrying up large sticks of wood, stones,
-&c. II described sem-clFcle towards the
southeast, twisting off large trees, and whisking
them out OF sight fnStenter. The whirwind
then broke in two and disappeard, bat almost
Immediately formed again, and passed directly
back, north and west, with redoubled violence.
Ii struck heavy frame house one mile from the
Illinois and Wisconsin Railroad, tearing the
root instantly of. and almost Immediately af-
wards taking The whole house up the spout with
all It's contents.
Nine persons in the house were drawn up and
hurled down in different places. Four Of them
were instantly killed, and others nlutilated be-
Yond any prospect Of recovery. The whirl
wind then passed over post and rail fence,
leaviRg not the slightest vestige OF ii. 1t next
took up barn, and threw it upon the horse and
cattle it contained, crushing them al once The
fimberS OF the house and barn were hurled down
to the ground with such violence as TO bury
them almost out of sight The house belonged
to Mr.. Page, whose wife, son and two grand
children were killed Additional intelligence
from tbr locality more than confirms The above.
accounts are given OF persons being carried up
one hundred feet in the air and then hurled
down with great violence. A number of eve
witnesses have testified TO the ravageS Of the
tempeSt, and describe il as most terrific. The
same afternoon, a severe hail storm occurred in
this CITY. after which the sky presented very
singular appearance 10 the nortIward, and the
weather changed from the most oppressive heat
iothe most chilling atmosphere.
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named Henry Herring, aged about 13 years,
while performing some duty on boat, fell over
into the canal. An alarm was immediately
given, boat-hook procured, and the body taken
out. He had been in The water only FIVE min
utes, aud il is stated that he had every appear
ancr Of coming 10 life but bis rescuers tied a
rope around his neck, and threw him back into
the canal, where he remained until the next
morning; they alleged as a reason for so doing,
that they thought The law required him to re-
main in the water until an inquest could be
held
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exclaimed in an andible voice, 81 die an inno-
cent man." He gave the signal, and al precisely
four minutes past O'Clock, the drop fell, pre-
cipitating him about SIX feet, and breaking his
neck at the first Joint
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An Item Of Interest,

We have been permitted to copy the follow
ing paragraph from letter received in this city
By gentleman from his son, now on board a
whaer in the Pacific Ocean. The letter is da-
ted Lahana, Sandwich Isiand) February Goth,
1853, andthe vessel is now on her return home.
He says-''I will tell you little about the
cruise we have had in the Arctic Ocean. We
made Behring's Straits about the Sd Of July last,
but did not get into the Arctic Ocean until the
9th of July, on account of a very severe gale,
so that you may see that did not spend very
pleasant Fourth Of July. After getting into
the Arctic Ocean, we had very foggy weather
the first OF the season, so that we could not see
any whales. About the middle oil August, we
spoke one Of the English Government ships in
search OF Sir John Franklin, and they told Us
that there were plenty OF whales up by Point
Barrow. We started for that Point, and reach
ed il on the first Of September, when we fell in
with good MANY whales, and took nine of
them, which made us six hundred barrels of oil.
| tell you, father, it was pretty cold work.
The Captain thought there must be some larger
whales farther up-so we pushed our way
through the ice, until we got up as high as 10
degrees North latitude. That was as high as
we could get. on account the ice, and it was
as high as any ship was known TO 90. Here
we fell in with another English Government
ship-the Poyer. She had been frozen in the
ice three qearS md one month, aud we were the
first ship she had seen for that length of time.
You may be sure they were glad to see US.
Her crew were all Well, aud had lost but one
man in all that time. Their search for Sir
John Franklin's ships had been fruitiess. They
had travelled over two hundred miles on sleds
over The ice You wDpld be surprised TO SpA
the ce-bergs floating about have seen them
as high out Of water as the tops OF our masts.
There large quantities Of field ice floating
about, upon which you can see wadrases lying
asleep, as we'll as sea lions. 1n latitude % We
lost fine young man with the droPsy. Hrwas
from New York, and his name was Alexander
Fosberg. He was about 20 years of age.-Penn-
syluqaian.
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Fraud in The Main Line Bill.

The fact has leaked out that base fraud was
perpetrated in the passage Of the bill for the
sale OF the Main Line Of the Public Works, by
the late X. n. Legislature. The Harrisburg
Union asserts that the bill as passed, and now
law by signature OF the Governors is not the bill
that the Houses Of the Legislature presumed
they We're passing: bat that some of is proviS-
says;
Every man of the FIVE hundred present in
the Senate on the last night Of the session, will
remember that when the report of the commit
tee Of conference on the bill for the sale OF the
main lJne OF our improvements was under dis
cussion, every effort was made TO have the
amendments and the provisions of the bill! read,
so that Senators might know for what they were
voting. was evaded. The provisions were
not read. Several of these provisions were,
however, stated by the members ofthe Commit
tee, and discussed BY the Senate before the vote
was taken One OF these was as 10 the powers
granted 10 the purchaser To construct a aeC
raaroad, 50 as to form continuous line from
Philadelphia to PittSburg. Ii was stated hy MIR.
PEtcE and others. that authority was given TO
commence the road at Columbia, the end OF the
80. Th;s nro,.;rao ;ct.na ;o,arf'.ia',
r;b ,bs ;nt..ss,s pg ,ba Hsrr;sb,,r, nd -
caster railroad to the tune OF at least million,
gave rise to considerable discussion and good
deal of feeling. Here seemed to be collision
OF interests between these companies here was
the ''copp de parfie !" here vas the point upon
which success or defeat lurned-the finishing
rfrnbt
II was seen fba, with tins nrov;s;on there ,pas
-,;II - ~. oaa,...;,;l- a,,d .aa I'll
Foaa Iag ,Lat tho Co,Te,oarsaItb NH, Iool.
fr ;,s,;rs I-ron ,6a hilI as f5,,y gtat.JN
;.,r Jtbis a,,.bl,I;t,. ne Cs,,t., ,c.sd WI
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A PREDIcrIoH Tex YEARs AGO FULTILLED.--
The late DR.. Duncan. of Cincinnati, who was
known all over the nation as thorough going
aud indeiatigable Democrat, ten years ago made
a speech in the House Of Representatives that
contained prediction which is now in the pro-
cess of fnifllment. Said DR.. Duncan, IN spiI-
it Of prophecy, speaking of the Whig party:
81 begin with the un principled practice they
have of changing their name. They have chan
ged their name with the periodical return OF
every Presidential election; and this for the
purpose of concealing their principles and de-
ceiving the people. Their last name was whig,
and that name they kept as long as it would
answer their purpose; but they will never fight
another battle, under the banner inscribed whg,
again. Having exhausted the political vocabu-
lary, they return to the abuse and persecution
of the Irish and Germans which characterized
the party in the Administration of the elder
Adams. Nothing is longer 10 be feared from
change of name. The people contemplate
them as they do stranger, who gives himself
new or different name in every town or VIII
lage through which he passes = Eng.
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A SAD CAsUALTY-THREE GIRLS DROWNED.
We copy the following from the St. Louis
Intelligencer:
"a deplorable accident occurred two weeks
ago near Fort Smith, in Ark ansas, on The Cher
okee side ofthe Arkansas river. Five yonng
girls had gone into the river TO oathe and amuse
themselves. The river IS very shallow, and
can be forded almost anywhere, but in places,
there are 'holes,' where the water is very deep.
The girls were bathing and playing along the
edge of large sand bar, where the water was
no more than knee deep, when one Of them sud
denly got into one of these deep places two
others went to her assistance, and all three were
drowned while, frightened by their cries and
struggles, the two remaining girls ran as fast as
they could to the shore. The very seclusion
and privacy of the spot that tempted the girls
into the water rendered it impossible 10 get as
sstance in time to save them. Two of the
drowned girls were sisters, daughters of MIR.
Jackson King, the other a Miss Collins their
ages from thirteen to fifteen years. The bodies
of the two were recovered the evening OF the
accident, the other not till several days after
wards.''
Gy-On Thursday last, Constable Smith
rested George Carr, Of Dublin Township, charg-
ed on oath Of Mr.. John NJ Hedding, with set
ting fire TO his premises on the 18Th OF March
last. 1t will be recoIected that the store and
dwelling houses OF the Messrs. Hpdding, were
entirely destroyed, together with The furniture,
resalia and other property belonging TO the Fort
Iittleton Lodge OF Odd Fellows. Carr is said
10 have made some hard threats against the
Messrs. Hedding. and also in reference to the
Odd Fellows. He was taken before Robert
Campbell, ESQ.,, who committed him 10 answer
the charge. He is now in jail where be will
likely remain until the next term OF our Court,
which commences the lst Monday Of August
neyt.-FaIfon Democrat.
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u The following notice to Know-Nothings
We find in the Marlborough Gazette
Il hereby give notice. that the Order of Know
NothingS, to v bich [ have been accused of be-
longing, and Justly so, | now renouHce and
repudiale forever. ln dong SO, it IS due 10 NY
self to state that osiil5ty towards the partc-
ular class OF persons, whom the Order proscribes,
prompted mr. to join them; bat ignorant entirely
Of their principles, was induced to enter their
Lodge. | blush to think that remained among
them so long, and gFieve to say that want of
Independence alone kept me- from renounciug
them long before. Whatever others NAV say
with regrad to thc-course | have adopted / care
not, 50 long as have the proud satisfaction Of
feeling once more like an honest man and good
American citizen. JonN. D. SToNE.
clipper Marlboro, May %, 1855"
HENRY A. WISE Some three weeks ago, as
the Wheeling train was passing along between
Harper's Ferry and Washington junction, hav-
in on board Henry A. Wise, newsboy step
ped up and asked him II he waited to buy the
life Of "Sam," to which he replied, ''No sir
I'll write his life and the cause of bis death in
about two weeks from this time" The result
of the election in Virginia last week shows that
Mr.. Wise has faithfully kept his word. All
honor 10 the noble-hearted Virginian.
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Flour has become mere drug in the
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-01-10
Of Dfmnlofruiilt ~ 35rlrtipIgs, &t
.nID.IToIE Az f-IRoP nIEgoR

Tl,o n,onbo &c .ba ss,co-,,s 5;,i,.,,.,;
anb y e,nblazonod n olI IL orrsn,ent. ,,,e.ra.
of. their respective. orders ,attended ;e
oreat. numbers amonrst tl,en, -fl,a A ,,,ar;-
u % :, tf;n;stor M RI, ei,,,,ay, dros.,d !,
nia;ne eVen;ny cost,,r,S. TtcSasS,S;no :, :
, marked but, spleasing Tce,,tyssf ~ fba
81 brilliant uniforms and .docoraffous hv
which he was surronndaa.
At 20 minutes INST q oselocl tbe,oo-
ecous Procession SVEN <n md t6a se
sernblV rose 10 oreet The arsr;S;,s x. h.
Majesty. After the s,,I,n.or;r. - a. .sS,i tS,s
y Members of the House of 06,nr,ons me-
4 the Queen read in q .d;stinct voice tbo
lfoilowin0 sneecb -
NY Isorbs axn s.,zSTr,g Mr. r,,r,,S n. b.ro
called voi, toyethe,rat this =
cd of the yoaT. Ia order that. Nv 5on,
assistance, Z NAV take such measurss as
will enable me to prosecute the creat
war In which we are engaged with the
utmost vigor and effect. This assistance,
know, win be readily given for can
not doubt that you share myseonviction
of the necessity Of sparing no effort to
augment my forces now engaged IN the
Crimea. The exertions they have made
and the victories they have obtained are
not exceeded in the brightest pages of
our history, and have filed me With ad.
miration and gratitude.
The hearty and efficient cooperation
o. the oraye troops OF my ally, the EN-
Pe.er 2. inc Frencn, ana the glory ae-
e'.,I 4e,1eu Ia common, cannot 1all 20 cement
s.iai M1re ci9sely tne. union which hap
Ply sapslsss iaIs pelMesn sne 1Wo nallonss
that tl5.. 81 ;sh s11,ts.oI ts : ..sso
French s7T bs-o cosl.sI esr- IL .os - sn
q aII;onca LII a. 1 TNseNs- : sisasy u
f-on, yL;aS = ~ s..0 ~: slo. 7. aessrls,
NJ : s. a.,.. sss L pol 'ens ao
y have sJso 90 ccne1,,Sa., s,,,.iS $3.50 -.
the JI,,;te5 St.tas .,sr &c. 49, ~
s,b;ects IF 1ono .nJ q 5;e.,Ie % re, ~ mn;on
/ aEe s 49, - .o dIq u,.eal. el: ulsOasslon
-isseS ~ pesI e4.i1as.y eJ1sesd.
- IysS I.t sts's.isS ~ WIZ y l.lo pslofe you.
III .s ..a.sg, sre pioSeouslon 2. sne war
!. |: - .nasutaii ei,gaSse your eniel atten-
'ion. ..sruss7tn otner matters OF
ssrcas interest," ana importance to the
.o4erai MelIare VIII POI, pc neglected.
lsl9.oe ~ ooSerye slas tue general
'rosperity 9, my suplec.s remains unin-
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sIIAND ASHLAND COUNTY,

ried, and before Michael had returned
to the duties of the camp, as they were
riding out upon the highway, which pass
cd near the old, tamil mansion they met
a mounted servant returning from the
camp Of Marion, leading by his side a
coal black charger, The empty saddle
was srnhiod5 of evil THE sword wreath
ed with craps and strapped Iteefhe POM
mel told the mournfnl story Eof its fall
len lord. 1t required no idle question
to ascertained the truth. -
The presentment of Conyers had met
with its fulfllment. The lion heart of
the bbrigade was eold--its Bayard had
gloriously fallen in the fore front of the
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RUSSIAN spIEs.


j A curious incident is said to have
taken place within the lines Of the allied
army before Seyastopol, on the Sd Of
November, only two days before the bat
tile of Inkermann, which shows the cool
ness and astutenessof the Russians, and
the want of presence of mind on the part
| of some of the allied officers. A man
IN the uniform of a French officer saun-
tered cody through our lines to-day was
civil and polite 10 all he met, entered in
to compensation with those who were
walking about, smoked, and chatted, and
laughed, and at last got into sort Of
discussion respecting the strength and
weakness Of our position in the rear to-
wards Balaklava- Nothing doubling,
our officers expressed their opinions free.
", pointed out our weak parts; and spoke
plainly, of the difficulties of our position.
At length, an officer Of the 18th. who
had more practised ear than his COM
rades, was struck by the strange accent
and curious idiom of the SO tzsstozst
Frenchman, which in any one bnt 4
Frenchman would have excited no sus.
picion; but still he was afraid of making
a mistake, and had no device at hand to
test the truth. However he seat off TO
Sir Colin Campbell to say he. suspected
there was Russian spy among them
Tlhe 1 supposed frenchman was not caught
50 easily. His quick eye detected the
dispatch of the enemy, and he graduallx
drew off from our lines toward the valley
but IN a manner SO natural as to perplex
those to whom the officer had COMMENT
Gated his misgivings; and, when he had
gained a good citing, he quickened his
pace INTO run, and got away into the
fusslan lines, leaving his late comrades
gazing open-mouthed after him 1t ar
g1ed no common coolness and audaci6V
% undertake such mission, for had Che
in nquestien been captured. he
you'd assuredly haye been hanged IS :
py. The kEshch executed spssdy jzs-
ice the stthier day on a spy, whom they
ound disguised as Tartar erabsica
Flt9ssn tl1s shler liIes and shot hira as soon
$ stAeT had found out all they, could;
rom him. These Ruisisna sEs very
uses. The sentinel before the house Of
he Provost MafsAai, In BalaklaTa, was
stonlshed TO see 2 horse with sack Of
orn on its back deliberately walking
ast him in the moonlight the afhef
ight. He won't over to seizo the ami
lal, when the sack Of corn suddenly
hanged into full grown Gossach, Who
rove the spurs into his stead and had
anished ere The sentry had recovered
S speech. y
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T .-r-
Jsqnatted upon the ground, were .enga
ged IN the mysteries of old sledge or po
i ker, using some eutspaead handkerchief
Inverted hat or fallen tree as table. =
IIorrid oaths and improeations wor,
hard on every hand-obscene jest and
ribald anguage, such-as is only heard
when the most abandond of men arc col
lected otgether in the purlieus of a drum
ken camp. After gazing upon his fel-
Il lowers for q moment, Fynes turned back
j into his tent where were gatherd
some ten or twelve. individuals of a
somewhat higher intellectual grade than
tho rable. witheRt. Among them was
our former acquaitance Harrison dress
ed In the full uniform of his rank, with
his sword buckled on, and even his chap
eau upon his head, { *. -,f.z f.ss -.
| As Tynes re-entered, Harrison rose,
and drawing forth his watch, exclaimed
with an oath ..,......,...f. -
(" 1t is high time colonel, those rascals
without had their supper, and SO may
as we'll hang up the reble Allscott at
once - -. .5-s-s-. .s--... y
aAs you please, MAJOR returned
Tynes; but after hanging him, I should
not fancy falling into the hands of Ma i
rion."
Marion, be-, % replied Harrison, 4
With an oath, q I have certain informa-
tion that his force is scattered, and he
himself fed from the State No I be-
ieve me, we have the game in our own
hands, and may play it out as boldly as
we please.pss assIf s'sis Z ss2ass
4 shall say ,,'robserved Tynes in
a tone of indifference, is that I shall |
not sleep so soundly after thit execution.
However, take your own course, but re-
member I wash my hands clean of it.n
sshI have only deferred his execution /
until now, ,nobserved Harrison, /" IN the
hope that Dora Singleton might fall
into the trap laid for her, by coming
to intercede for his life; but the mes
senger whom Iisent to notify her that I |
would defer it no longer than seven
O'Clock, unless she appeared before that
hour, has returned with the news that
she has not been seen since yesterday Il
morning, and the family are in great
alarm on her account, and unable to ac-
count for her unusual and protracted
zia.gE III
. g Has disappeared. since yesterday
norningl By heavens, I like not that l''
exclaimed Tynes, with fearful oath, II
starting; from his seat, while his cold II
cheek grew shade palersssl els ssssbi G
g There's mischief in the wind sHar- L
.sson TJ, fll
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wreck of IN e ships Queen of the West
and Pride of tho Sens.
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Aretired schoqlmastor excuses
his passion for angling by saying that :
from constant habit, he never feels quite
himself unless he's handling the rod
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G;nrppeall Ngelps,
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.
III. w AR.
Reported Treaty Of AIIianc with Austria
z..ssi45 and Decline in Gonsols.

THE QUEENS Speech.
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