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rhey pe..s wa.. Peace q Kaa.as..

Gen. lane, Of Kansas, has published let
ier, challenging The people Of Missouri 10
appoint one hundred slsveholders, bonn and
raised in VsIsse States, who have aciually
bssn engaged ia the confiicf in Kaasas, 10
fight one hundred Of the Free-State settlers,
in presence Of twelve members Of each
branch Of Congress, one-hsIf Of whom shall
be selected BY each party, and the result Of
the contest 10 decide ihs issue respecting
Ksnsas. This challenge shows how much
the Black Republican leaders hsse The cause
Of freedom .. bearh The people of ibis
country base their rights on constitutional
law, moi on awager Of battle" The fact Is,
The vslian, Lans has taken up the cause of
.S,a,sism 10 secure nosorieiy and keep
himseIf before the people. He now finds
that through the excellent measures of Gov.
Geary his occupation is clipping through his
hands, and, in desperation, be wants 10 &c,
over again the battle between the Horatii and
the cnraiii, Of ancient history. Poor Lane!
Peace in Kansas win consign him 10 inslg.
nificsnce. - Reading Gassdfs.
n
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ORIGINAL 66ETRE.



fkhow they're coming, fer I hear
Theft whispsfines round me now,
4 feel their prssence---but do not fear
Eos they are coming the lone heart to cheer,
And gladden. The sad brow.
WeIcome swsei spirits in the glow
OF happiness aGd Joy;
Welcome kind visitors; ye whisper low
OF brighter lands beyond this vale Of woe
OF bliss without alloy.
I love your presence, Tor my heart
10 weary, lone and sad.
Your influence sweet--bright hopess 70 me
impan t5
And thro, my mind cause pleasing thoughts
TO dart, f
And make ms'elad.
Ye w,n my thoughts from earthly love
And point me TO the skies;
Ye tell me Of The blessed Lamb who bore
Our SINS, and Kindly he has gone before
That we TO Heaven might rise.
OIL sweet The thought, ,ha, augeis bfigh.
Round us their vigils keep:
Yes, spifils from the happy realms Of light
Are watching round through the liveioug
81 night
While sweet in peace We sleep.
And when in early morn we wake
And loud our praises ring,
Oh yesi rs freely from our bosoms break
Our songs Of thanksgiviDg--,hey gladly take
And bear them 10 their King.
Hemiock, Colombia Co. Pa.
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Il f=f1 - -
Tbs cinciaa,ii Engsirw ssys ihat theSti-I
loving faois cannot b kept leo pfomiasnf
bsiose The pubic;
4. Thst eli uss ssscs snd gus, q Kansss
until the Blsck 2sputdicans insdested' TIE
traitor Lans to lead an sfmsd band et dssps--
sadoss inio sils Territory and attaeksd =
peaceful setllsnsa. and put tisths fire and
sword q - ~
.. Tia wss done knowing that lhs 70
ssn.mea shroueisont he Territory would
lead 10 rspvissl and fesaIiaiion, and that they
could then eel upthe CRY Of pso-slssery ruff
fianism and sppesl 10 the freq Ststes for aid.
.. That this scommencsmens Of civil war
is exuIted over BY the Black Republicans
as worth 10 them hundred thousand voies.
4. That--having commenced oisil war for
the bases, purposss--they charge The coass-
quences Of their atTocious acis upon the De.
mocssey, and expect thai shs in.slliesncs Of
the people is TOO lille 10 see through their
infamors conspiracy, which is as apparent
5. That the Black Republicans in Congress
voted against employing the Unisd States
troops to preserve order iE Kansas, because
they thought that. if bloody struggle took
plscs--as il certainly would without the SOL
d;sss--;hey could make out of il much po-
iitical capital.
9. That the Democratic Uniied States SEN.
ate repealed certain obnoxious laws in Kan-
sas, but the Black Republican House refused
TO concur; since, by the continuance Of
these laws, they made political capital
Z. There is not now aud never has been
any obstacle in the way of peace and quiet.
ude IN Kansas, except the fact that such peace
and quiet would iLiure the Black Republi.
cans at.the elections.
8. That the principles Of the Nebraska
Kansas Bill has been most infamously mis-
represented by its oppoaenis : thai il does
not legislate slavery into Kansas; 5ut, on the
contrary, allows the actual settlers Of the Ter
ritosy the privilege (they ought 20 possess) Of
making their own laws on that subject as on
everything else. ss-l-
Q. That il is o melancholy exhibition OF
ignorance OF fascality when in view Of this
fsci, the suppouerers of the. Nebraska bill
are called Pro slavery men BY the Black Rs
publicans. -
10. That the only party which has lesisla-
ted slavery into Kansas is the Black Repub-
lican, who BY Dunn's bill enacted that sla.
very might exist in Kansas until 1858, and
that all children born in Kansas il taken ont
previous 10 tha, time might be held ss slaves
during life-and that the Fugiliye-Slass Law
should be extended over il. This measure
passed the House, but was defeated in the
Democratic Senate. at 7al ~
IL. II is q fact that, since the Government
was formed no, single acre Of slave terri-'
tory has been added 10 The Union that was
no: slave territory before, and thses-fourths
Of ell The acquisitions have Injured 10 the ad.
vantage of The Free States. , = ss9i''a :,
with this faci indelibly engraved upon the
countrs's record, he who talks Of. Southern
aggression upon the tights ofths North must
be either an ignofamus or knave. 9
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The American correspondent. of the New
ark Daily AdpHfisT, writing from Florence,
under date Of August 20, advises American
travellers in Europe 10 leave their slaves at
homs. af. Ss =
All parties and classes IN Europe, however
much they may differ on questions tcuehIng
their own rights and conditions, appear TO
concur 10 bsins thorough aboliiionisis Is 10
CARDS African Slavery IN the United SIaiaa,
which Is every whore denounced with nm
spariEg bitterness. Aa ---usiIeni Virginia
lady VINO has been sojoasning here some
years VITA her family, having recently made
arrangements 10 return home, fonnd Oh The
eve Of departure that . uagro girl Of some ~
years, who had been brought up and most
kindly treated "a Q confidential domestic,
had been advised 10 leave her and remain
in the country, which Ahs resolved 10 do (;
Notwithstanding her own manifest attachment
10 her benefacifess and her children. The
gill besides having been we'll instucted in
the more common branches Of an EngIiah
education, had bsen taught both French and
Italian, under This beneHcen. care Shs bad,
moreover, besn fepesaedIy ASSURED that she
might consider herself % free, Whenever she
could advantsgsousIy change her circnm-
stances. Yet the inausnes Of f6snerous ad-
visefs hare hss prevailed snd shs femains
in 9 laad Of ssranssrss under the aIafming
anusr1vsttrns NJ Is.1;~r - N NJ
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From The Boston Courier.
DOEsTICKs HEARS A POPULAR
PREACHER.

Things have changed. Before my hair
turned gray with age and pieiy, cIsrsymen
used 10 take their texts from the Bible, aad
preach peace and good win to men, women,
and li,lle girls. Our old minister, whose
Sunday sermons cllas,ised my Salurday's ap-
pie stealing, didn't take a quBpowdes text,
and, under Aromatic SchnapPs inrpira,ioH,
preach . howiIzer and six-pouuder sermon,
having Submarine battery peIoraiioa, with
siarge invoice Of revolvss and bowie.knives
thrown in by way of rhetorical grace. He
Used to think bis duty was 10 keep his peo-
pie from war and strife, and teach belliger-
AMI bumans MOTTO pnlI Of their coats for >
free eight every time Anybody irod on their
corns.
lfecenily attended The performance of the
Rev. Blood and Thunder Screecher, Who Is
renowned for bic prolonged shrieks iof ffee-
dom, disunion, free Kansas, runaway dark.
les, Shapes rifles, bowie.knivss, bull dogs,
and q big muss generally. He breaches cleo
tionseriog sermons, and il is said that he car
ries bis pocket full Of Fremont ballots, and
makes his people take vote on The presi-
DENTAL question every Sunday 10 see tba,
they are ell s'sound on the goose.n Il is also
aisertsd that he spends his leisure hours ir.
Ing q The iron man in the shooting gallery,
sad in throwing tomahawk NJ mark oc-
cssionslly varying those delightful occupa.
tons by taking boxing lessons. leaning bow
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rHE ToBAcoo LOVES.
sY John G. sAxE.

:
Chewiag 70 the perio,
Smoking 10 sne stieefr 4
Ch0king with cigar smoke
Evesy one you meeti q
Splti.ng on the psvemenis
splitting on the hoor,
70 tnere such cnsisvement
% there such bore.
N nofal ana grocery,
Looacco smoke ana ln'ce,
penle tle moor ana sW,
Ahd s'cken us 2. cnoke'
How He ao o1issl y, :
noM we 10 oop'ose
Vn yons ~. 60 sse we spN
'ek'e oewn ee'0'e'
or neae illhe esck ~
xr,ws aen w ~ ~ sp9sA
WnSoeP Wy cnsnne's ~
ea - % .as cna ~ 0
:" ~ rn Muo's 'su,o. sss
v,: Sns aua ussns -M Ss
W sns ~ .Sossoy ~ sp"
e'eu "''.' 'ae u.
Sssu,sted clo,hes:
Would that we'd beeu naver
Created with . oose.
Ladies' with their Ioor dress
Swespins down the street..
Gathering 40 .lhe ditv mess.
S~aa, X eourd .h.ss faa,
'.3.
Swelling inlo ona,
Forming lakes and rivefs,
Drying IN the sun.
Maidens when you many,
Tobacco worms don't take
Think not Dick or Harry
viii omit Il for y our sake.
n.., a.
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why Jewesses are Beautiful.

Chateaubriand gives fanciful but an
agreeable reason for the fact that Jewish wo-
men are 30 much handsomer than the men
of their nation. He says Jewesses have es-
capped the curse which has allghtsd on their
fathers, husbands and sons. Nota Jswess
was 10 be seen among the crowd Of priests
and rabble that insnlled the Son Of God,
scourged Him, crowned him with thorns,
and subjected him 10 infamy and the agony
Of the cross. The women OF Judea believed
in the Savior, and assisted aud soothsd him
under afiiiciion. A woman Of Bethany pour
ed on his head precious ointnsni which she
kept in vase Of alahasier. The sinner an.
nointed his fsst with perinmsd oil and wiped
them with bet hair. Christ ON bis part OK.
tended mercy On the Jswsssss. He raised
from the dead the son Of ihe widow Of Main,
and Marlhs's brother Lazarus. He cured ST.
mons moihsr-in law, and the woman. who
touched The hem sf His garment. To
the Samaritan woman He was ! spfing
Of living water, and q compassionate
Judge of the women ia adultery. The
dsughiers Of jerusalem wept over him; the
holy women accompanied him 10 Galway,
brought him balm and spices, and weeping
sought him in the sepuIchre,, "Woman, why
wsepes, thou ~ His fssi appearance after
The sesurrection was 70 Mary MagdaIine.--
He said 70 her, aMary." Al the sound Of
bic voice, Mary Magdaliue's eyes were open.
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TOTAL, is1,ool ao4 ,oos isi.a i4s,74s.
Ia 1855 there :were olhsr volss east for
Canal Commissioner, rs ioIicws: William.
son, 1924 Marin, sss; Clssvsr, lose, and
Henderson, 2 ,2s2. - ns - ~
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We aivs-,hs ofzciai vosss ior Goyupmip
1854, aud Canal commissionss in IssS,;
purposes Of references.
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Meddiing with What Does Not Concern
Him.


Gov. Crimes, Of lowe, has sent letter 10
President Pierce, demanding protection for
ciiizeus Of Iowa now in Kansas, and iha. The
emisrant route into the Territory should be
kept open. Notwithstanding that the Gov
ernor makes this ''demsne,n be SCENE to
have u foregone conclusion upon the subject
without waiting to zee what the sciiop Of tie
General Government Will be, Of without. in
quiring wha, il has been. He says "the
Genital Government having failed 10 perform
iis dniy BY protecting the people Of Kansas
in the enjoyment Of their rights, h is mani
fss,ly the right Of the Siaies 10 adopt meas
nres to protect ito former eitizens,n This is
curious doctrine, If Slate governments are
10 usurp the dutiss Of the General and Terri
torisi Governments whenever they believe
the latter 10 be semiss in the performance Of
,hsir obligation, lhey would pretty soon have
their .hspds full. Ifthsre is any obsirucJion
10 emigralion in Iowa, Gov. Grimes should
Immediately isks measures to remove il, II
the obsiraciion sxisis in any other STATE, The
Government Of the lsiief State d the proper
authority 10 provide measures for its rsmo-
val. So in ihs Territory, either the Tsrnio-
rial Government, OF 10 case the latter Gov
ernment is not valid, the General Govern
msnt 10 The authority on whom the duiy
devsIyss. Governor Grimes Jurisdiction does
aes extend into Kansas; neither j. be Ie-
sponsibls for any wrongs done b violation
Of Law 10 that Territory. Individuals who
60 out Of one into anothes rsniiory 70 reside
are amsnsbie 70 The laws Of The latter. Il
10 something nav TO hear il officially pro-
claimed that they may be ci,izsus Of hosh n
ons and The same time liza eitizsn Of lows
wsrs % b srzessd fer cfime h Rennsylva-
nis, and cur stais .salhoritiss shspshf propsl
10 punish him aasinss The uisk Of Gossrse,
Crimes, Ne aheold BE- Iikely to havs thai
doughiy Governor Invading pennsylvsnis
with m armed band of northwestern hsioes
resolved 70 prqssel the rights Of The injused
citizens Of Iowa VINO rsside IN PennsyIva-
nis.-- Paid. Ledger. 81
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-01-01

three low, reckless, hardened youths-were tried
ana were sentenced to one years imprisonment
In the county jail
1t was good lesson to many youth in that
town, and from that time forth there were no
more such disturbances of the peace and iniuring
OF property for the more virtuous of the youths
had learned how dangerous it was to be found in
oad company, and had consequently withdrawn
from all connection with such, while the few who
were evil In mind and who dared not 60 alone
upon any such work, having lost the respectable
coax winch the presence of decent people had
formerly thrown over their deeds
In time Nathan Wilder became the husband
OF Mabel, and partner in business with Mr..
Clark. He Is now a middle aged man, and has
family of noble children and no lesson of social
life does he urge more strongly upon his children
than the simple truth n man is k,so,cn 6y the
company he keeps"
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d try.
Written for the Tribune
THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR.

am looking thro the open easement on the happy earth
at rest
While the tranquil sun is ,ttinr in the male and
southwest
While the yellow sun is setting, and across his beamng
Dim and family purple coudets draw their soft and
cry trace
Humid scents breezes with their wings soft
MAY,
But the year is just expiring, and viii another
day.
When the year but an infant ii was wrap in bands
of snow,
And the woodland boughs leaess, the freezing
winds did blow,
But the winds their mourning for the Old
ear dead, who lay
Like unto human nourncr when few days are wept
away
Then the branches tudded and glad birds returned
sing:
And the babe in snowy mantle, bloomed into maiden
Ia the showebesprinked meadows grew sweet blossoms
starry-eyed,
And share enehant1nent dear Friend was bv
my side
Still the woodland shade grew darker and the davs that
hoated by,
Found the full blown natron, summer resting meath
brighter sky.
In the bowery wildwood branches sat the langu breeze
and sighed
And rich blossoms faint with odor day grew up and
died.
Beauty nestled in thicket where the careless
sters hide;
Dancing waters echoed music and the grassy hills re-
piled.
Earth looked up smiling Heaven with happy blush
full pride
amid deep frution that dear Friend was by NV
side
The long golden days of summer like siver-watered
stream,
Gilded over like the water, the picture of a dream
Then beneath the purple fruitage pensye her
down,
the cool winds lifted had some gray amid
the brown.
Then each leaf contained lesson they fen and scattered
wide
Then the hollow winds that bore them had a meaning
when they sighed,
For that Friend kind gentle my hope my love-
my pride,
Like the yellow autumn, faded faded from my
side.
Now when Winter howls his sorrow eer the earth his
palIid bride,
only the moments since my spirit brother
died
Year of Joy and year of sorrow-we no more shall meet
thee here,
And the light that brings the morrow win usher in
other year.
future Oh thou enture ask not what hast
Had once known my future sorrow would my heart have
asked 10 live:
FLORENCE
g Dell Delight December 1855.
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Sarcastic Sentence.

Old Elias keyes, formerly first Judge cf
Windsor County, VT was strange composition
of folly and good sense, of nataral want of cul-
uvatlon. The following sentence, il is said,
was pronounced upon a poor ragged fellow, con-
victed of stealing pair of boots from General
Curtis, man of considerable wealth in the
town of Windsor =
Well" said the Judge, very gravely, before
pronouncipg the sentence of the Court underta-
king to read the fellow lecture, you're a fine
fellow to be arraigred before the Court for steal
ing. They say you are poor-no on doubts it
who looks at You and how dare you, being
poor have the impudence to steal pair of boots2
Nobody but rich people have a right 10 take
such things without paying Then you say
you are worthless: that is evident from the fact
that no enc has ever asked justice to be done
to YOU; all by unanimous consent, pronounced
you guilty before YOU were tried Now YOU
might know vou would be condemned And
now You must know than il a great aggra-
vation that YOU stole them in tLat large town of
Windsor. Intaat large town. to commit such
act, is most horrible And not only 90 into
Windsor, but to steal FROM that great n,an Gen.
eral Curtis. This CAPS the climax of Your in
iquity. Base wretch why did not YOU go and
steal the only pair of boots which some poor
man had or could get : and then you would
have been let alone-nobody would have troub-
led themselves about the act. For your iniquitv
IN stealing in the great town of Windsor and
from the great Gen. Curtis the Court sentences
you TO three months imprisonment in the coun-
ty jail, and may God give you something to
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BAD C0MPAN
4 Sketch for Young People.
BY AUSTIN c. BURDICK.

-A'7Af~
1t is an old saying that 90 man is known by
the company he keeps" and saying Iilore true
was never uttered. This means that the person
is j'sdged by such company; and such judgment
must have powerful weight against the charac-
ter and interests of any person. \ simple life
pieture-one drawn from actual observation
viii illustrate my meaning.
In small country village lived wealthy
machinist named Clark. BY industry and per-
severance he had collected handsome property
but he still carried on the business the same as
before-save that lie did not now work at the
bench, having as much other business as he
could attend to. Among his workmen was a
youth named Nathan Wilder. Nathan was now
almost twenty-one years of age and had been
in Dir. Clark's employ nearly seven years, hav-
ing been bound to him an apprentice. He
was young man of more than ordinary intelii-
gence. and was respected and beloved by all
who knew him. His direct qualities were all
good and his personal appearance was not only
manly, but eminently handsome.
Yet Nathan had one fault. He had contracted
a habit of associating with some of the reckless,
unprincipled youths of the town. He loved to
go away in the evening and meet them al some
store or hall, and join with them in laugh, story
and tests; and his social nature was of that ar
Just such sport as may chance 20 be started.
Such youth would never project a bad plan,
but should his companions do 50. lie would be
almost sure to Join them. Some of thes, youths
We're low and degraded in character, but vet
managed to hold ON to certain degree of re-
spectabiity, through the influence of respectable
connections Young Wilder knew that they
were jolly good fellows" because he had heard
others saw SO. and he looked al nothing beyond
this He felt sure that nothing could induce
him to do an evil deed, and with this self-assur-
ance he was satisfied.
Where now ? asked Mr.. Clark, as Nathan
was preparing to go out one evening. The
young man lived with his master, and had been
n member of the family during the whole term,
thus far, of his apprenticeship
40 Just going out to spend the evening with
few friends" replied Nathan, with slight
smile.
Anything particular going on % pursued Mr.,
Clark
why. believe some of the boys think OF
going over to the village" answered the youth,
with some hesitation
For what g
"Weu-there is a sort of party over there
tonight"
Where :"
"At Billy NacWayne's-
sAnd did you think of going with them q
Why" answered Nathan, looking down upon
the floor, thought if the rest went, should
60. I didn't suppose you would forbid it"
mo, Nathan, l should not Forbid ii, but j
should not give my consent, for l should hope
that you would not GO"
But why? A lot of my friends are going
and they are only going for httie sport
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G. J. PHILLIPS.

CARLYLE on LAsoR--There is a al
nobleness, and even sacredness in work We're
he never 80 benighted forgetfuI of his high call
ing, there Is always hope for man that lctual-
ly and earnestly works in ieleness aloI e there
is perpetual despare. Work, never so mamInon-
ish mean, is in communication with nature;
the real desire to get work done viii itself lead
ore more and more to trust to natures appoint
nnents and regulations which are truth
The latest Gospel in this world is to Know
thy work and do it," Know thyself long
enough has that poor self of thine tormented
thee thou wilt never get to know 1t, believe
Think it not my business. this knowing thy
self; thou art an unknowable individual, know
what thou canst work at, and work at ii like an
Hercules- That viii be thy better plan.
1t has been written, " An endless significance
lies in work = man perfects himself by work.
Foul jungles are cleared away fair seeds
rise instead, and stately cities and, witha, the
man himself first ceases be Jungle, and a
foul, unwholesome desert thereby. Consider
how, In the meanest sort of Labor. the whole
soul of man is composed into kind of real har-
mony, the instant he sets himself to work =
Depair itself-au these, like hell-dogs, lie be-
leaguering the poor soul of the poor day-I
er with free valor, against his task,and all these
sfilled all these shrink murTnuring far off into
their caves The man is now a man. The bles-
sed glow of Labor is in him-is it not as puri-
flying fire, wherein all poison is burnt up. and
of sour smoke itself there Is made bright, bless
ed flame