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VOLUME xII-EUMBER ss.

tive certainty Of an immense circle Of inter.
'-ted readers, the reasonable pro.pcctofhclp.
ing on result which is the only deliyerancs
Of q great Republic from pressing dcstrue.
lipn,-thcso are the clements OF rare pleas.
urc in authorship. Tho great danger was
that it would be orerdoHe. Mr.. Uphan, has
escaped that dagger. The best Judgement.
taste, scli:restraint, and strict adherence, to
fact, lend grace and dignity to the who!.
narrative. And why should the simple facts
not be adhered to! They ARE surely enough
to excite the dullcst Imagination, and kin.
die enthusiasm in the blankes, indifference.
Everything in the way ofquali,ics, incidents,
adventures. achievements. is united here to
rouse admiration. Col. Fremont Is pre.em.
inently tho American mau, the child Of
American Republicauism, the peaceful con-
quenor Of .Amarican territory, the epb,di.
mcnt Of American ideas. No candidate for
the Presidency since Washington has been
10 truly typo or representative Of tho ma
.ional character and tendencies. His lie Is
studded ALI over with salient, ,brilliant point,.
As surely rs science, courage, generosity,
'xperieucc, integrity, sclf.reliancs, porsisten-
y, success. victory, win from Americans
'onor and affection, so truly does this hero
he planter Of our flag on the top Of tho
Rocky M1un,iins-ippeir Prc'id,niial
oadcr in the ciuse Of freedom, order and
,cace."
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DIFFERENCES iN Cows. Cows under eer-
tain constitutional circumstances, are nat
urally disp scd to convert their food into
fat so much so that there is great difficult
ty IN keeping some cows in q breeding state,
and more especially the Short Horns, De-
yons, and Hcrefords. Turn cow 81 this
description into rich grass, and she Is soon
useless for anything hut the shamblcs. The
quality Of the milk she gives may be fine.
the quantity almost nothing. We have
had a Devon, the property Of noble duke,
which carried or the irst prize IN her class,
at ono Of the Royal Agricultural Socicty's
meetings, not giving more than quart at a
milking.
On the other hand, there Is another class
Of cows naturally disposed to turn all their
food into the pail Turn cow OF this kind
into rich grass along with the one above
and she will rather get poorer every day, Il
the milk is taken from her; while her plnmI
and sleek rival is gaining weight. The Tor
mcr will consume greatly more grass ant
water than the latter, returning for it, IL
proportion, a still greater quantity of milk
but inferior in quality. In town dairies
when fed on sour grains, distillers' wash
&C., the quantity sometimes yielded is al
most incredible. When such Is tho case
however, life is generally short, especially
cows are in q low state at calying. llenc
the reason why dairy-men purchase near
CALVES Of this class in good condition.
The above two classes may be called cl
trclnes, between which there Is a mean
cows which, IL turned into rich field Q
grass along with the other, would kee
themselves in good condition and give me
dum quantity Of milk, the quality depend
Ing upon the richness Of the food.-Mar
Lane Express.
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Wealth of the British Aristocracy

In evidence of the wealth amassed by an
cient families. the traveller Is shown the
palaces in Piccadilly, Darlington House,
Devonshire House, Lansdowne House in
Berkshire Square, and, lower down in the
city, q few noble houses which It'll with
stand in all their amplitude the encroach-
ment Of streets. The Duke Of Bedford in
cludes or included mile square in the heart
Of London, where the British Museum, once
Montague House, now stands, and the land
occupied by Woburn Square, Bedford Square.
Russell Square The Marquis of Westnins.
ter built within few years the series OF
squares called Belgravia. Stafford House Is
the noblest palace in London. Northumber-
land House holds its place by Charing Gross.
Chesterfield House remains in Audley
Street. Sion House and Holland II ,use are
in the suburbs. But most Of the historical
houses are masked or lost in tho modern
uses to which trade or charity has convert
cd them. A multitude of town palaces con-
tain inestimablo galleries Of art. -r..
In the country, the size Of private estates
is more impressive. From Barnard Castle,
rode on to the highway twcnty.threc miles
from High Forco, a fall Of the trees, towards
Darlington, past Raby Castle, through the
estate Of the Duke Of Cleveland. The Mar
quis of Breadalbane rides out OF his house u
hundred miles in straight line to the sea,
on his own property. The Duke of Suther-
land owns the county Of Sutherland, stretch.
ing across Scotland from sea to sea. The
Duke of Deyonshire, besides his other cs-
tates, owns 06, 900 acres In the county of
Derby. The Duke Of Richmond has 40 600
acres at Goodwood, and SOC, 900 at Gordon
Castle. The Duke of Norfolk's park in
Sussex, is fifteen miles in circuit. An as-
riculturist bought lately the is'and ofLcwcs,
in IIebrides, containing 500, 900 acres. The
possessions Of the Earl Of Lonsdale gave him
eight seats in Parliament. This is the
Heptarchy again; and before the reform Of
1892, one hundred and tifty-four PERSONS
sent three hundred and seven members to
Parliament. The borough.mongcrs govern
ed England. ' -
These large dominions are growing larger.
The great estates are absorbing the small
freeholds. In l7sG. the soil Of England was
owned by 100000 corp,rations and propri-
etors aud in 1922, by $4,000. These broad
estates find room ON this narrow island. All
over England, scattered at short intervals
among shipyards, mills, mines and forscs'
are the parad,s Of tho noble, where the
live-lons reposo and refinement are heishten'
cd by the contrast with tho roar Of industry
and necessity, out of which you have step
ped aside.-R. w. Emsrsoni English 1rar-
els.
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wwc stop not here to refute the un
foun ed allegation that the dcmocmtic party
is In favor Of ruiiianism and violence, but
we como at once to the mammoth politicl
iniquity OF this degenerate age, the auda.
cioos falsehood that the Kansas bill Of the
Senate is pnrposc'y intended to force slavery
INTO that Territory ry.-Demoordf.
Pray, what else was the Missouri Com
promise repealed, and the Kansas bill passed
FOR, "but to forcc Slavery into Kans's7'
We put the direct question to tho Democrat
could slayeay have gone into Kansas, IL the
Compromise had not been repealcd7 Tho
Kans.s bill was the natural consequence OF
the repeal, and its silded file Of popular
.oycrqisuty, was only put sh're 10 cheat
tho North. Our neishbor may call this an
=. aud,cious falsel'ood." but It Is tho naked
truth, and bc knows 1t to be such. sgT
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will have Prohibition {!

Last Sabbath evening. NEAL Dow delivered
lecture before the Washngionians oi this cry
He distinctly and squarely unnouncrd that 80 l"f
as he wa c,nce,ne I, TiE REsroRArios ar THE
MAINE Law, rs ALL IIs sTRisCkscY, WAS Ills
SOLE sIA ~ THIS CANVASS lie condemned 'r'
vetrly ib,.se p,ofr.sed temperance men WIN were
playing the hypocIiie IN this matter Ater be- was
through, Mr. Peck arose nnl attempted 10 vindi.
cate his co,,r.e in ignoring, for the present, Toe
Maine Law but Dow and others "pui him over
the course" In such handsome Iiylc that there
,ee,n~d .oil in loIi Of hun.
My attention has been particularly call
cd to tho above statement, otherwise should
not have considered it worth my notice.
have now only to say, it is sheer Jabr-
cation. l did not make the "announcc-
ment" spoken Of, either expressly or by i'm
plication did not have any controversy
with Mr.. Peck, nor did I sec him at oil that
evening; and did not know that he had
been present at the meeting alluded to.
......rr. NEAL DOW.
PORTLAND, Aug. %, 1856. I.
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SINGULAR ColScIpENcR.-- We have visit.
Cd u few days since, spot rendered some
what memorable as having been the scene OF
a duel between two OF Kcutucky's chivalrous
sons. The position Of tho duclists, about
eighteen paos, was marked by two trees,
one Of which bears the initials Of one Of the
party's entire name cut into the bark, the
other bears only the initial Of the other
party. The tree under which the party
stood who was killed is dad, having, as we
are crcdibly informed, gradually dccayed
from that time. The other tree Is ssingular.
ly typical Of the condition Of tho surviving
party, who is now an inmate Of o lunatic
asylum, standing As II does, with tho lower
branches full Of life and verduro while its
TOP is dead and lcaaess.- - Georgetossn 10
C.) Journal. is.1 ,..s ..fur uI
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A correspondent OF the Barnstablc Pat
riot relates tho following incident which oc.
CURED during the voyage Of the brig John,
Capt. Alley, from Boston, on q whaling
crusc to the Brazil Banks, IN May, ISIS
The boat. having been lowered for whales,
and the writer at the mast head on the look
out, he soon discovered that the mate, Mr..
p. b. Moores, of Nantucket, had got fast
to one of the whales, and that It continued
to tow the boat to the windward Of the vcs-
sol. He procccds:- 49,.
The whale rounded too and began to
show fight. The mate hauled his boat up
to the whale and lanccd him. The Captain
coming up with the whale hove IN two irons
from his boat. isaw that the whale spout
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A Model Letter.

The following letter. written by distin.
guishcd literary lady, Mrs. W., Of troy,
was addressed 70 a learned indge of New
Haven, on the eve of his marriage. Tho lot.
ter accompanied the present of n piir Of
blue stockings. knit BY the fair writer's own
fingers. We commend /, to the careful pc.
rus,l of all married per.ons. as well as all
who contemnl #, entering into thar cpyi,.
blc aud holy state
"D,r con,i,.- Uorow;,h 20, will -
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pir' VINO "r' 20 Walk sue py s''e' sa"r'-
lhS nSahs' co!uhess, anu giving comfort ~
long us they last Tho thread OF their text
urc Is mixed, ana 80 alas, Is the thread oil
lie. In these, however, the white Is madc
to predom'm'c' expressing my desire and
confidence that thus 1t will be with the co!-
or OF your existence. No black Is used, ftr
believe your liys will be wholly free from
the DiacS passions oi wrath and JEALOUSY
lhe darkest color hercis blue, which Is eS-
celient, where we do Mt make It too blue.
Other appropriate thoughts rise In my
nina IN regarding these stockings. The
most indifferent subjects, when viewed by
the MIND IN suitable frame, may furnish
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boat. The wind was still increasing, ant
the sky he'd the appearance Of a gale com
ing on, We were Obliged to wear ship to tax,
up the captains boat, and when he got or
board the wind was blowing so heavy that
we were Obliged to take in all sail, but tn,
close rcefed main topsail and rcefed forcsail.
The mates boat was still fast to tho whale,
and his position no one knew, or in what
direction to find them. We continued to
work to the windward, by wearing ship cy-
cry hour; our signal lantern had been set
as soon as dark set In, and we had made
torches out Of rope yarns and oil, and had
them burning, to enable them to get sight
of us If possible, and all hands on board
were on the look out for the boats light, as
our boats were provided with lanterns, tin
der box and matches, we expected to see it.
But no light appesfed, for the boat was
nearly swampd with bad sea, and the
tindcr box and matches wet. II wds now
nearly midnight, and blowing living gale
Of wind. and the sea running SO high that it
almost impossible for n boat 10
live an instant, and to add to the horrors OF
the scene 1t was pitch dark, for the whole
heavens were oycBprcad with canopy OF
black clouds, no stars or moon TO b. seen
Every man on board began to despair Of
ever seeing our companions again. The
weather was cold, for the month Of May
with our Noyembers, and we
were cruising In the latitude Of forty South.
Bot you must judge Of tho thrill Of JOY that
shot through every hcarton board, when,
above the bowling Of the element, and the
.oarng Of the ocean waves, we heard the
'olcc of our noble hearted mate, u short
distance under our lee bow, to let us know
10 VISA still living, and in q few moments
more the bow of the boat WAS seen break
ng its way through the foam Of o heavy
ea that had threatened to swallow i. up
With oil that was in it, and before another
90 came, the boat was along side, and all
vas hoistcd up, the iorcsail was hauled up
IS soon us the mates voice was heard, and
he vessel lay too under tho close rceled main
opsiil. tappearej tha. the mate contin-
led to hold on the whale and tow 1t to the
eward, until his men were nearly beat out,
nd when he tried to get a light, he WAS
ulte close to the whale, aud by that means
Ie WIS enabled to bale the water out Of his
'oat. lie lay in this position for two or
hrec hours, not knowing which Of the two
ltcrnatives to take, whether to lay by the
'halc and run the risk Of pcrishinS with
ret and cold, or cast of from the whale
nd risk being swampcd by tho sea, in try
ng to get on board with his boat, the risk
'cing about equal. When he left the whale
lc could not bear the idea of leaving with
ut putting up mark that would show
boyc water, and should he get on board in
afety, to enable him to find it when the
ale moderated, he hauled up along side and
ut hole in the blubber, and stuck up his
oats mast with the waic on top Of it,
Iitsr using this prccaution, which proved
n the end just what he intended it should,
&c cut his line and pulled away for the brig,
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psrience as q legislator, until he was called
70 the head Of the government. lie was
taken for his well tried general qualities,
and not for any distinction he had achieved
as . diplomatist or statesman; and here
again, the parallel holds. Washington was
suecred Mt by the men Of routine, was hated
and assailed by the Tories of that day. as n
soldier who had never " set squadron IN
the 6eld," until his energy and patience
drove them all out Of it. The same class OF
attacks are now made on Fremont-to be
answered, we trust, In the same impressive
way. His friends early felt that WashinsI
ton was specially fitted and preserved OF
Providence to become the head Of the ma
ton; as Rev. Samuel Davis expressed 1t,
that Providence has hitherto preserved
him in so signal manner for, some important
service TO his country" The same eIpecta-
ton, becoming almost a premonitiou, has,
for years, been general among the friends OF
Fremont. DR.. Robertson, his carly teacher,
It in the preface to his edition Of
the Anabass, published years ago, in these
words; {" Such my young friends, is nm i'm
perfect sketch of my once beloved and ia
'orite pupil, who may yet rise to bo at the
,ead of this great and growing Republic.-
Ny prayer is, that he may ever be opposed
o war, injustice and oppression of every
lind, blessing to his country, and an cI-
Imple of every noble virtue to the whole
world" Washington was called to the
read Of the army at the age of forty-four,
md if Col. Fremont shall live to soc the 4th
4 next March, We confidently expect to see
hat the singular parallel will so tar be per.
ected I! .... ....r"r I... .-
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Rev. DR. HusTNcroy uroy FRNoST.-
The August number ofa religious monthly
magazine, conducted by Professor Hunting
ton, contains tho following notice, from his
own pen, Of upham's Life Of Fremont;
at Is no. often that more agreeable
task falls To any writer, than the compost
ton Of a work like this. Tho nature Of the
subject, the symmetry and force Of the char
acter, portrayed, the exciting fortunes de.
scr,bsd, the close and vital sympathy of the
whole story with the best hopes Of ci'ilizai
.iop and the aspirations Of liberty, the posi-,
.I...--, L.-.- -i--.. .,... l..a. .ll..n !. :,
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Position Of. tho Republican
Party on the "Maino Liquor
Law" in the present Cam
vass, as authoritatively OK.
pressed by their State and
County Conventions.

Tho State Convention which met at
Portland on, the 9Th Of July and nominated
HAsSrnAL HAxLiS for Governor, manifested
a de,p anxietylto concentrate tho popular
voice Of Maine in opposition to the danger
ous doctrines Of Slavery, extension now
maintained by the Buchanan" Democracy.
The Convention showed It's sincerity in this
cf,rt BY UNANIMOUSLY adopting a reso'
lstion which excluded the Liquor Law and
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The Hand Of God visible in Fremont's
Nomination. l..--.
THE RRpUBL1cAH CANDIDATE.

From the Nsr York Independent, conducted
By hs Rev. DR.. Bacon, the Rfp. DR.. Sor-
ris, the Rsv. DR.. CAseper, the Rer. DR..
Learin, and tie Re-. Henry Word Bee.
cher.
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LIr1f b1a 1IlI s1,Ili i1Hf119m Joe 13rs
i9.,yl Ina laH9m $40 sid o. yn0 !oa
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The Perils of the Whale Fishery.

PORTLAND, Aug. %, 1856.
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Misfsllanrons.

An intelligent gentleman now residing in
Chicago, but native Of an adjacent town,
sends us the following letter relative W
political matters and the prospects Of Ere
mont and Dayton in Illinois In private
lstter accompanying the vote he alludes 70
the fact Of his having been u supporter OF
Franklin Pierce, bot he says he can support
no longer an I" administration that has
abused its trust" and that in common with
thousands in Illinois who werc originally
Pierce men, he now supports Fremont and
Dayton.
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Gross Lies.

Tho Buchanan men say that Col. FRE-
MONT Is a Roman Catholic, and that he is a
STAKEHOLDER. These reports are gross and
infamous lies, known to be 50 by those who
all than ..
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-07-26

RULING AMERICA Under this heading
says the True Delta, the Washington Evening
Star, of the l lth instant, makes the following
pointed sensible remarks, which we commend
to the pcrusal Of our readers as particularly
applicable to this locality:
1t is worthy of note that the misguided
young men, one and all, implicated in the mur
der of Casper Korhman, alias G. w. Bell, n
few nights since on an outskirt of Washington,
for which two Of them are to undergo capital
trials, were conspicuous in the riot that occur
red ut the Fourth Ward polls at our late nli-
nicipal election They are all int nse "Amcri.
Gains" We hear. We mention this fact because
it embraces additional proof Of the evil effects
upon society Of the Know Nothing organiza-
ton. One gang, it will be recollected, are
soon to be tried for arson and series OF bur-
glarics. Another gang will probably very
shortly be arraigned for participation in the
disgraceful riot in which the Mayor was not
long since mobbed Essex the fugitive from
justice, murdered an uuonending man on the
day after the election, for the crime of huzza-
ing for the auti-Know Nothing candidate; and
already we have another coldbooded and re-
voting murder committed by still another
misguided and rowdy gang.
Such things were comparatively unknown
in this community before the Introduction Of
secret political lodges, the members of which
bind themselves to obligations above the laws
and in fat contradiction to the laws, and on a
given signal, to stand by each other under
any circumstances whatever We have so of.
ten discussed in detail the dangerous and rep
rehcnsible features Of these associations that
we will not now devote space to them. We
however, feel it to be Our duty earnestly to
point out these facts to our fellow-citizens who
are members of the organization and are also
sincerely Solctous for the well being of socie-
ty. 1t is surely time for them to reflect upon
them, and to comprehend to what condition
they are bringing the public peace, &c, by the
aid of their counte,iance. We're it not fol
the fact that the offenders in all these cases
are Of their political fraternity, and also that
such occurrences were almost unknown her,
until the Washington lodges were organized
there might be question: as 10 where the re
sponsibility lies. That is too pglpable, howcy
er, to admit Of a doubt.