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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-05-09

fusFy and Angust-nsy sitsvo vesks each time.
Connou PLnAs CoUnf meets I'd uondaysin Feb
fuasy. May, August, and November ezcspt when
thea ist Nonday. Nay sn 2 weeks each time.
Connms,onuR'o CoCar meets let Hondays In
yunss ssptsnoss, Dssenosr and Nafeh-msy sit
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-05-09

SeDeeuber, may sit two weeks.
Connox PLsAs C0gRr sits l1h Mondays In Jan
ussys Apdls JuIy, snd October; hold two weeks u
business require.
Cosnrssson1as Cours meets Let Monday In
nafen, Jane. september snd Docomber may eli
nine days Necessary. -. 8.
coux7 % corc1LiAr1on sits when business re-
mon Pleas Court.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-05-09

CoMrAmsoS.-ln the eastern part OF
Delaware county, Ohio, there resided
a man named R., now Justice OF
the Peace, and very sensible man,
but by common consent the ugliest
looking individual in the whole county
being long, gaunt, sallow and awry,
with gait like a kangaroo.
One day he was out hunting, and
on one Of the mountain roads he met
a man on foot and alone. who was
longer, gaunter, uglier by all odds
than himself. in short he..could give
the Squire fifty and beat him. With
out saying word, R. raised his
gun and deliberately leveled it at the
stranger.
"For heavens sake don't shoot!'
cried the man. in great alarm.
Stranger, replied R, II
swore some ten years ago. thatif ever
l met a man uglier than myself, I'd
shoot him: and you are the fust one,
I've SEEN"
The stranger. after taking careful
survey Of his "rival," replied
"Well. capting, if | look any worse
than you do, shute! / dent wish tc
live any longer!"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-05-09

E~ Theodore Parker calls the
Granite State "ths land Of poor rsls-
tons and cheap tomatoes"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-05-09

The Wives AND DAUGHTERS OF
MERcHASTs.-The editor Of the New
buryport Union-who is woman--
speaking Of the alleged extravaganza
OF wives and daughters. says that a
great part Of it arises from their being
kept in ignorance Of business affairs.
Was it the habit Of men to interest
their wives and families in the details
of the day-book and ledger. she thinks
we should hear much less talk about
unreasonable expenditures. "But il
men will persist in treating women as
fools or children, they must expect
them to act accordingly. Did any one
ever know Of a woman urging her
husband into unnecessary expenses. I"
who was thoroughly acquainted with
his resources, and made confident OF
in all business matters? We do not
believe the world can furnish an in
stance. Let business men try the ex-
pertinent of making their wives and
daughters their confidentisls clerks
so far as knowledge is concerned OF
their establishments, and VIC should
hear no more lamentations about $500
shswls and $4,000 parties.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-05-09
SsIstt MlistsIIanp.
On Cooking Eggs.

"Quite a dish full of raw eggs"
said Mr.. Ellery, as he turned the third
one from its shell into his egg-cup.-
The remark was made in no ill-hu-
mored tone. His face wore no sour.
fault-fnding expression. Nevertheless
his poor wife who had daily boiled
eggs for him for the last twenty years.
and always by the minute hand, had
never heard the expression in that
time, my dear, these eggs are just
right"
Daily had Mrs. ElIery varied, and
daily did the objections vary. "You
forgot your eggs this morning, didn't
you?" Next morning, ''your eggs
are pretty soft, but they'll do" Nor
ming after, Better save these eggs for
bullets" and thus the poor woman
never pleased. Still. he could man
age to dispose Of two or three or four
at breakfast very well.
Misfortune never comes alone, and
Mr.. Ellery's eggs were not his only
mishaps. His shirts never ct about
bis shoulders. The bosom are stiff as
a board, or limpsy as handkerchief.
His meals are always little too early
or little too late, and the room is
forever too hot or too cold
But we were not intending to fol-
low the poor man through all his trials:
we have only to do with the eggs.
Mr.. E. is not an epicure or german
dizer: he is only at his own table a lit
tleiparticular, or, rs be expresses il.
he "can't eat what is not fit to eat"
From home he can relish whatever is
placed before him, and is ever deemed
most pleasant guest. Perhaps.
should the truth come ont. it would
appear that Mr.. EIlery has fallen into
habit Of home fault-fnding. a sort oil
domestic criticism; and from this un-
conscious habit. his wife, the labor ol
whose life it is to please him, is doom
cd to perpetual disappointment.
Mr.. Ellery is an uprigh man. He
values himself on being good nus
band. A man of purer morals never
lived Down. away down to the bot
tom Of his heart, his wife occupies a
warm place, But it is so far down as
to be matter Of faith, not of sight
Mrs. Ellery was naturally social. Her
young days oyeraowed with cheerful
ness and chat. In her fathers house,
if she cooked anything. Why. Bes-
sic, what toast you makel give me
another slice. And these eggsl it is
something to have fresh eggs at thi.
season, and it is more still to have q
daughter that can cook them just right
Bessie had faded young, as Ameri
can women are wont TO do. Hel
brown curly hair has given place tc
many silver thread, and her silen
meals have given few intimations o
the gleesome board that Bessie VOL
colt gladdened in her girlhood.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-05-09

4 Dssasifal and very yiargeassor Il nfuii
nsseisl Row ' and foFssls By
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-10-31

with my motherless bairns to another
part Of the town but Heaborough it
self my tyrant would not permit me to
leave. Loss of custom.. loss of health,
and almost loss of reason nllowed, of
which you know the cause. This incu-
bus bestrode me day and night, and wore
my very life out. Often and often have
| been murderer at heart because of
that mocking fend. Once, indeed, he
confessed to me that vague suspicion
had alone induced him to try me in the
matter, and that the strap story was only
an ingenious touchstone OF his own.
Cunning as | was then, I had been over
reached. aud anxious TO effaee the verv
breath of slander. l had given gratui-
tous proof Of guilt. Here in this work.
house, friendless. pcnniless, l am safe
from his prosecutions but I tremble
for my children, lest he use them also as
his tools. u,
strove by every possible means to
comfort him, and to represent the folly
of his h.vlng Submitted to such treat
ment at first ; but | was speaking to ears
that could not listen. The wifeless
childless man was dying fast. an awful
lesson to the crafty and untruthful. -
W hat little leaven Of dishonesty had
lcavencd all this lump How the D ,th
of life had been darkcncd to it for ever
by the mcrest shadow. While | almost
doubted whether he was alive OF dead
he sprans up once again into sitting
posture, and pressed the paper, whicl
h, had concealed so carefully, into my
hand. A sadlen d.eld, Of awakcnin
suspicion, even after death had nerve
dl'solving nature for that effort, and
hardly did the grey head touch the pil-
low before his worn h, irt ceased to beat.
Near twenty ears, as long as most burn
on in truitless nope, it had throbbed in
groundless fear
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4 Sort Pillow. Whitfield and compan-
ion were much annoyed one night, at pub
lie house, by "A set of gamblers in the room
adjoining where they slept Their noisy
clamor and horrid blasphemy SO excited
Whitlield's abboranee and pious sympathy
that he could not rest
Il will soto them and reprove their wick
cdn ass, said he.
Ills companion demonstrated in vain. He
went. His words Of reproof We're apparent
ly powcrless upon them. Returning, he
laid down to sleep. His companion asked
him. rather abruptly:
What did you gain by it?''
"a soft pillow he said patiently, and
soon fell asleep
Yes, soft pillow is the reward of fideli-
ty-the companion of a clear conscience. 1t
Is Sufficient remuneration for d,ing right.
in the absence of all other reward And
know more truly the value of fa~soft pillow
than those parents whose anxiety for way
ward children is enhanced hya consciousness
of neglect Those who faithfully rcbuk,,
and properly restrain them by their Christian
department. and religious couns.ls can sleep
quietly in the day of trial.
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is your wife subject to faintine in thi
way p asked the FIRST conner of Brown.
Il don't know She isn't nv wife.
don't know any thing about her, said Brown
Why it's Mrs. Jones amt it?' .
Sir, said the first speaker sternly, 'thi
is no time for jesting. l trust you are no
the cause of the excitement which must bay
been the occasion of your wife's fainting fit
Yoa had better call a coach and carry hel
home directly
Poor Brown was dumb founded
81 WONDER thought he. whether it's pos
si5le that I'm Mr.. Jones without knowing it
Perhaps I'm really Mr.. Jones, and have gone
crazy. in consequence Of which fancy tina,
my name is Brown. And yet don't think
I'm Jones. Tn spite of all will insist tha,
my name is Brown
We'll, sir, what are You waiting for? Il
is necessary that your wife should b. remov-
ed at once. Will you order a c;rrage?'
Brown saw it was no use to rrotract de-
nial. He, therefore, without contcsting the
point. ordered hackney coach to the spot
Mr.. Brown accordingly Lent an arm t1
Mrs. Jones, who had somewhat recovered
and was about to close the door upon her
What are you not going yoursclf?'
W. ny no WHY 3hOuid L!
Your wife should not go alone she has
hardly recovered
Brown gave desrairing look at the
crowd around him, nd deeming it useless to
make opposition where 50 many san, d
thoroughly convinced tina. he was Mr.. Jones.
followed the ltdv into the carriage.
Where shall drive said the knight of the
whip
I'LL don't know said Mr.. Brown.
'Wh"r' do YOU wish to be carriad?'
'H,m' of course, murmured Mrs. Jones.
Where is that? asked the driver.
Il don't know said Brown.
.No. l9-street, said the gentleman
already introduced, glancing cont mptuously
at Brown.
will you help me out, Mr.. Jones p
sail the lady. Il have not fully recovered
from the fainting fit into which your cruel
ty drove me-
Are Won quite sure that am Mr.. Jones p
asked Mr.. Brown with great anxiety.
'Of course said Mrs. Jones'
Then said he resignedly, Il suppose
am. But if you will believe me, was firm
lv convinced this morning that my name was
Brown. and to tell the truth, ha,n't any
recollection of this house,
Brown helped Mrs. Jones into the parl,r,
but good heavens conceive the astonish-
ment of all. when man was discovered seat
ed in an armchair, who was the very fac sin-
lie of Mr.. Brown in form, feature and every
other respect.
'Gracious!' calculated the lady-'which
s my husband p
An explanation was given and the mystery
cleared up, and Mr. brown 5 pardon sought
for the embarrassing mistake. 1t was freely
accorded by Mr.. Brown. who was quite de-
,hted to think that after all he was not
Mr. Jones. wife and child to boot.
Mr.. Brown has not since visited the place
Where this Comedy of Errors appeared
lie is afraid of losing his identity.
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Hon J hn Whipole of Rhode Island
an Od Line Wing, declares for fremont
In a letter ad 're,sed to a gentleman in
this City he says:
"Most aspirants for offie7 make stro,,
professions Of attachm mt to TIE moor ond
laboring CLASSES Fremont makes no nro.
f"ssion of that sort. hut has worked f =
them and with them all his lifetime No
man can 90 into Fremonts life and char
actor, without seeing a, most eni rants
to the W"st do. that the further they 90
the 'icher they i'd the snl. I >hou d
think th' elements Of his character would
he rositively disgusting to the dandy and
the office hunter. To the landv he would
prescri work, for ha feels as do. that
there is more merit and inte ri in thu
lahoring classes han in any other. The
higher up we get the lighte, the air is
He is no oflice-hun.er and despiscs n me.
I nths Of them. IN his opinion | fnly
coincide. consider regular built Office
hunter as among tn. lowest class Of men
in a moral view AZ least. They have been
so through all the ages of Asiatic and Eu-
ropean history. Twenty winters .esi.
lence in Washington have convinced me
th7t our Office hunters resemble b III the
ancient and modern ofice-hunters in
character quite as much as they resemble
them in the food that thev eat. or the wa
ter that they drink. The most corruo,
of all practices-that of bribery prevails
extensively among Americans as among
Asiatic or European statesman. The man
who gives a brihe. or authorizes it to b.,
given, is more corrupt than the man who
takes. The integrity of the man who
gives bribe will not and n the way of
resolving one. Tt fear of exposure. or
his wealth, may induce him to ask high
er price, but he will receive no remon.
srances from his integrity. What Bu-
han IN has ben in this respect | do not
know. All that l know of him is, that
he has been a regular office hunter for
many years To accept office when ury.
ed unon man may he duty. To hunt
Cor it, and beg for it, all of mans life.
evinces low standard Of moral feeling,
which easily yields to slight temptation.
The seal virtue and purity vfpublie alsa
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]>ulititul,
Written for the Ell lsworth American.
Woman and Politics.

Only a few years ago monon and mol;
HrS were two words never mentioned il
the same connection. Then, az in dut,
bound, women cooked the dinners 70,
their 1iege lords, mended their stockings
and dressed the children for school the,
never troubled tAeir heads ahau. poi.
tics. And when the lords of creation
brought home the newspaper at MOOT
why they took up the dinner and ther
cleared off the table as rapidly as poss
bic. avoiding making any noise in shut.
ing the doors. washed the dishes am
then meekly took their knitting.work
while tlItfr husbands were comfor,ab,,
seated by the fire., engaged in settin.
party questions for the 90 d Of thci,
country,-and should tn. weaker Sc.
venture at any time to inquire who wa
President they would condesc. ndinel,
be informed, Mr.. so and So as thf
case might be. Women M4u did nc,
dare to epen their lips when the dee,
mysteries of tariff, &C., were discussed
but no1c that all those hard soun dirp
names are swallowed up in the vortex OF
the great moral question, Is slavery or II,
Slavery, women forsooth. presume 10
think and reason-nay even venture t.
argue the question with some OF the pro-
found advocates of enslaving their fel.
low-creatures-thcy crowd into political
meetings, driving out the much endur.
Ing voters. who incontinently give place
to the ladies, listen with delighted ear,
and sympathizing hearts to the appeals
made by the gifted orators Of the day
to the common sense and humanity o.
the people and then presume to wonder
that any man made in the image of hi
Creator could dare to enslave lis broth
er. |, myself. saw one unfortunate ma,
driven from comfortable seat in pew.
to the stairs of the pulpit and from
thence to the aisle, when seeing more la
dies approaching. in despair he iumpet
out of the window, and | regret to add
l have never seen him since. Whcthe,
or not he voted the right ticket canno,
say, but am rather afraid he didn't.
Some women am told, even 90 so far as
when their husbands bring home tn
newspaper, to snatch it. unread from hi
hands and eagerly devour its contents.
while the good man submissively lifts the
pots and kettles tiom tie stove. and M
tiently waits for his dinner. until his bet
ter halt has ascertained the last news
from Kansas. The star Of won,a7 is in
deed IN its ascendcney-thec cause o.
freedom so boldly advocated b, her. mi
prevail-and he must be bold man ia.
deed. who will dare to venture h. m On,
the fourth of November without h.,in.
cast his vote for Fremont.
IS SfrtNF.
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1he Po.ition, Per. anal and Political.
4 Jh" c. f. Eemont.-We consider that
70 candidate for the presidency since the
establishment of our government has ev-
occupied more remarkable position
than John c. Fremont at tie present
time. The fnrtitude and self-commaud
which he has evineed during the canvass
are most uncxar~pled in the history of
'nr great men. Many-whom the ma
ION delights to honor-Clae, jackson,
Ncott-nnder less severe pressure than
'ol. Fremont has had to sustain, gave
way. and gave the people practical evil
'ence that they could net command
'hemselv's. Yet how small their provo
alton compared to Fremont's. Assur-
IDLY no man was ever SO much abused in
this country as this man. He has been
allied liar. a perurer. traitor, de-
aulter. dishonest runaway, q brawler,
coward. a blunderer he has been at
lacked i'll his faith. in his morals, in his
"haracter. in his past history, in his pres
mt circumstances even his parents have
'een dug oat of their grave to insult
and villify him through them.
Under this unexampled torrent Of
Drovocation. Col. Fremont has not once
lost his self-command. Not a line has
ne answered to the slanderers no sign
rave they had that he knew of their ex-
stence : till creatures like the Brookses
nd the McMasters have gone crazy with
rage at not even getting kicked, and
'"amed idiotically into letters which Ere
mont reads with smile.
Such a quality is precisely the requi-
site for President. 1t is the rarest,
he most valuable. and at the same time
the most essential ofall qualities.-Ner
York Tereld. 5--..-===
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PRoF. HEDRIcK s CAsE.-The faculty.
ofthe University of North Carol ma, have
had special -e-sion to consider the case
of Prof. HrpRlcK. who dared to saw he
was favorable to the election of Fremont.
The President of the College made
speech and the following resolutions were
passed
Rcso'red, That the course pursued by
Prof. lledrick, as forth in his publica.
tion in the North Carolina st Ddard If
the 4th instant, is not warranted hy "ur
usages. and that the political opinions OK.
pressed are not ih"'e entertained by apy
other member ofths body.
X solret, That while we feel hound 10
declare orr s'nt'ments freely upon this
occ sion. we entertain none other than
feelings of personal respet and kindness
for the subject Of them, ana sincerely r.
gret the inliseretion into which he seems,
in this inst nee, to have ELLEN.
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THE BApTisrs OF NEW YORK FOR Fnrr.
DOM The New. York Baptist State Con-
ventlon. held its annual session, on the 9th
instant. Pesdes it, denominational busi.
ness. the Convention adopted with only
two dissenting votes the following clear
md noble exposition of the views of the
denomination upon the great questions
Which are now engaging the attention Of
the people Of this country
Tor the Rnson That during the past
wear events have occurred unprecedent in
their character in the history ofthis coun.
try, wherein freedom of speec, has been
lssailed in the Capitol of the Nation, and
stricken down on the floor of the United
States Senate--whle in large Territory
of'he United Sta cs, long since consecra.
ID by solemn compact to freedom, free
presses have been silenced by destruction
churches of Christ have been broken u
and sca'terel-his faithful servants ruth.
'c-sly murder !. and ministers of his Cos
ne' compelled to flee for the T. lives,
W. rrsd e, l. Tha. as Baptists we
should he unfai,hful to cur history as
| 'rnolnin ion did w lot earnestly protest
against tAe,e Outrages au faithfully la.
Nor for the restoration and establishment
of civil and rcli.ious freedom in every
| part OF nr common country.
. That we coni Ter the great oues
ZION soon to be decided by III people of
this courtrv to he, whether F,eedom Of
Spec h, a Free Press, and Free Pulpit
shall e sustained and perpetuated, or
their de 'rnetion encouiag d ard insured.
! 3 That inasmuch as the Church of
Christ has vital interest in the right de-
cis on Of this al important question, we
view it to he the duty of all her members
TO use 'hei' influence. tn .ir votes. and
above all their earnest, faithful PRAYER to
Him who holds the hearts of me, in His
hands, and who has decIa ed that He wi |
can even their wrath to praise him. SO
as TO promote the glory of God. the l.igt.
est interests of humanity. and hastei. tor:
ward the time when Liberty shall be p 0.
claimed ''thro' ALL the land, to all the in.
habltants thereof"
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How He SAVED Tt-A military man
down east, knowing he could be elected
to n captaincy if he wo I'D cons mt to IA nom
in -ton, called upona neis lbor who had fo,m-
erly served in that captAincy, t. ascertain II
the Office wis on Of pecunilry profit. B.
ing t,ld by the retired veteran that he had
neld the Office for five years, and saved five
hundr d dollars, he gladly accept ID the NOM
nation, and was chosen captain Of his COM
piny. Ait4r s,me three years campaigning
in the way of ''complny trlininss'' and
general musters,' finding his Office to be a
heavy hill of expense, instead or scarce Of
profit, he called on his old friend again for
infrmlt as t, hor he had saved five hum
dr.d d ,lllrs. W lie he himself lost one hun
drsd dollars BY the same Office? "Why," re-
plied the old captain, II was worth Just one
thousand dollars when was elected held
the oHce FIVE years, and lost five hundred
dollars by it; 50 resiyacd and saredthe 9TH
er fire huadrad"
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1t is supposed by man, that those vb

1t is supposed by many that those VIII,
favor Fremont are in favor of aholishinp
Slavery in the Slave States. T do not
believe that in New Epgland there is one
man in fifty Of that feeling. We have
the same right to interfere with Slavery
in the South. that we have to war against
kings and nobil'tyin Europe That is. no
ight at all and it may well be doubted
which is the greater evil of the two. But
we have right to war against the ex-
>ensicn of the evil into airy of the terri.
tories: and. for one, I had rather see
separation oftLe States than to submit to
'ast another chain upon another son of
man"
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Shirt Pofttq.
SEvENTY-sIX.

SEVENTY-SIX.
BY WILLIAM c. BRYANT
What heroes from the woodland sprung
When through the fresh awakened land
The thrilling cry of freedom rung,
And to the work of warfare stung
The yeoman's iron hand.
Hills flung the cry to hills around,
And ocean mart replied TO mart,
And streams, whose springs are yet unfound,
Peal far away the startling sound
That thrilled in every heart.
Then marched the brave from rocky steep,
From mountain river swift and cold
The borders Of the stormy deep,
The wales where gathered waters sleep,
Sent up the strong and bold
As If the very earth again
Grew quick with Gods creating breath,
And from the sods Of grove and glen.
Rose ranks Of iron hearted men
To battle to the death
The wife, whose babe first smiled that day,
The fair bride Of yesterevc,
An aged sire and matron gray,
Saw the loved warriors haste away,
And deemed it sin to srieve.
Already had the strife begun,
Already blood On Ceneord's plain
Along the springing grass had run,
And blood had fown at Lexington,
Like brooks Of summer rain
That death stain on the April sward
iialowed to freedom IN all the shore.
In fragments fell the yoke abhor,cd-
The footsteps OF a .ercisa lord
ProfaHed the soil nv mere