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pers are also ae'lve 10 the support Of Fill
more, but have mt placed bis name at The
head u their editorial column.
Donelson. The ball is rolling on, and tho
Sag NIGHTS are getting out Of the way as fast
~ their legs can carry them.
| An OLD LINE WnIo.--Mr. r. II. Pierpont.
OF Falrmnunt. Virginia, recently made 4
speech against buchanan. Mr.. Pierpont is
one Of the most eloquent speakers in West.
ern Virginia. and has always been come cted
with the Wing party.
OPINION OF BUCHANAN MaN:-Extract
from letter Of resident of BROOKLYN, nov
in Missouri. dated St. Louis, June 81, 1855:
hen leithome two weeks since, 4 con
sidered Buchanan's elertion certain. Think
now his chances are very doubtful. Fill.
nore,s strength in the Southwest is Aery
great"
The above is from a Buchanan man who
has always been Democrat
-->~~----~----
A young English girl lately died At Rome.
aged 20 years Her mother ha, engraved
upon her tomb in the English cemeter, the
yers from 81. uatthew:-" Blessed are the
pure IN heart, for they shall see God" The
priests examined the inscription. and as the,
consider IL u scandal to say that il hereto can
ever see the face Of God. they or,leied the Sc
c"nd part 81 the inscription to be effaced, 50
II nowieads. Blessed are the pure ia heart
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DrscovERIEs IN SCIENCE
An interesting pamphlet has been published
IN homba, BY Mr.. Bella.is, Collector of IIyd
erabad, IN Scinde. containing an account of
his excavations and discoveries on the site Of
the ancient city Of Brahmina,lab, on branch
IT the old bed Of the lnius. Tradition affirm.
that the clty-the capital 0f Hindon king
dom TO which the tide Of Muhamme.Ian inya-
sion had scarcely penetrated was DESTROYED
BY hre from heaven and by earthquake, on
account ~ The wickedness 0f IL ruler. The
Investigations of ur. Brllasis seem 10 prove
thai the place really aas DESTROYED by some
terrible conyuls on 81 nature. which probably.
al The same time. completely changed The
course 81 the In,lus
On 10 either suppositinn can ruin pr ac.
counted iar that MAS at 1nce 50 sudden and
50 complete Skeletons were found IN every
house that was opened and ~ the streets.
some rronched together in corners. and there
buried others crushed ilai by Ealing weight,
the pieces of stone or brick still IN snme cas-,
buried IN the fractured .kulI. Nunerou,
CONS aud other valuable. have already been
discovered. carved figure, in ivory. .ngravinys
ON cornelsn and agate. n set 81 ivory chess.
men. and tue like. The figures carved on ob.
jrets coDn.c cited with religious wor.hip are
Buddhist. From the fact Of their being unmu.
tiiated. Mr.. Beilesis consideres il clear that
the incnnoclastic Mussulman invaders had
not reached. or at last had nnr permanently
annexed. Brahminadeb al the time 81 is de.
which he conreives To have taken
place abaut A. D. 1920. English Paper.
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out Of Congress the prOslSVey were willing TO con-
eeds 70 the sntslaVey the advantage which the natural
law Of immigration gave them, and TO admit Kansas
rec or slave State, that law should decide
The utter Absurdiy Of the assumption that the Kansas
bin was Prosavery viii be apparent upon
simple statement Of the The southern States being
the minority claimed be entitled under the constitution
to equal privileges with the northern States the majority
in Kansas which is common property To settle the dis
puts the minority proposed to the majority that the ques
ton should not be settled by Congress but that the matter
should be submitted the inhabitants Of their respective
sections to not TO TO Kansas they pleased and
that when many chose 60 should be settled there
majority Of them should decide either TO recognise to
exclude slavery they might deem best The question is
was this proslaVey propOsitonH 1t far from ii
thatt was proposition Of the minority TO abide by de-
when it papabe that the probable result would
be that that decision would be the side Of the majority
There were far ant-slavery than proslavery
and far Of the former than Of the latter likely
under the operation of the natural law of emigration
to settle in Kansas II absurd therefore that
the Kansas law which does than carry hiE
proposition was a pro-sayery measure
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OPTICAL.


May q. lS56.
NOTICE hereby given stock issued pursu
Of Congress Of 2ad July,
deemAbe its er, and will be paid Treasury
render Of The eereaes heTso the a Of November when
thereon viii
prior
day redemption. and win pay hsfeo following premium
addition The Interest accrued 10 The day purchase with
day interest money reach the vendor;
On sneh received the Treasury between the Let day
June and the 5lst Of July inclusive huff Of
tAs amounts specified in the eertihcaIesJ
On such stock Isl and S days Of August
ono fourth Of one per cent?
And such slst day Of August the inter
esi accrued thereon and days additional interest only will be
paid.
transmitted under this
daily assigned United by party
the purchase money and when prior july the
rent hayeaT also be assigned by the stock
holder Otherwise such win be payable heretofore
And gwen holders Of Of United
States thai department viii purchase Isl
Of June and The Isl day Of December unless the Of
81 900 SINH be previously obtained and will for the
addition accrued from tbs day Of the dividend
interest," and days additional interest for the money reach
tne vendor, the following Of premium;
On stock OF loan Of s4e premium Of 10 per
stock OF Of l6T and ese premium OF l6
And issued under the OF s September 1850
monty called Texan indemnify stock premium Of
Certificates under this noce should be duly assigned
United party entitled receive the and
previous the Isl July the current hall years Interest must
assigned ockhoder Otherwise the interest
year day will be payable him a heretofore
Payment for all foregoing stocks will be made BY drafts
assistant Boston, York. PHILADELPHIA
the parties entitled TO receive the money may direct
JAMES GUTHRIE,
May a0-dialaNoy Secretary Of the Treasury.
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cONGREsS-MONDAY.

SEKATE-The principal portion of todays session was
spent in the consideration Of House bills about thirty OF
which passed The Chair laid before the Senate
message from the President response the resolution Of
inquiry concerning Col Fremons pecuuiary transactions
as an officer Of the government All the appropriation
bills except that for the support Of the army disposed
of and that failed the two houses dsagreeng the Pen
nlngon proyiso in regard to Kansas At twelve M the
Chair declared the Senate adjourned sine die
HoUsE RErREsESTATyE-The Speaker laid before the
House Mr. Richardson's letter resignpg his seat
Der of Congress- to take effect the 25h inst Hon.
Thomas b. Acker recently elected to fill the vacancy in
the fifth district Of Missouri occasoHed by the death OF
Hon. Thomas G. Miller appeared and took the usual oath
Of office The committee of conference the dsagreeng
votes Of the two houses the armyappropraton bill
ported that they unable agree when the vote
taken upon motion that the House insist upon its amend
ments thereto which motion decided in the negative
The House then disagreed motion suspend the rules
for the purpose Of considering resolution for extending
the time of adjournment to two o'clock when message
received from the Senate notifying the House that that
body had agreed extend the session and ask
ing it's therein which the House proceeded TO
consider but before vote had upon the motion to
concur the Speaker in accordance with the resolution
agreed TO the I'D ult adjourned the House dr.
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been 10 raise fourth COMMITTEES Of conference and il
with this distinct object that the Senate voted
their amendment and not 10 adhsrs vote 10 adhere
would tpsO aeiO have been defeat Of the bill On the
vote the House on Hsng its prOViSO the majority
was against insisting The regular would have
been rses and the last vote indicated strongly that
a majority would rscsds and thus pass the BILL AT that
time there was but half hour Of the session remaining
and As it manifest that there not sufficient time
left to 20 through and the b resolution in
troduced by Mr. Millson extend the session for
hOurs This resolution objected by the republicans
and motion TO suspend the rules made the Speaker
having decided that it was privilege question and
on il the ayes and demanded The House, how
ever refused to suspend the rules and the bill lost
1t then within FIVE minutes Of the hour Of adjourn
ment There is scarcely doubt that the session had
been prolonged for two hours, the army appropriation
would have passed The time not prolonged because
there were few than Onethrd and they republicans
who determined factousy their power defeat
the bill This evidently done under the influence Of
the leading republicans Of the Senate whose purpose to
defeat the bill rather than recede from the roUso had just
been openly and boldly ayowed in the Senate
Whilst the vote snspending the rules in the House
being taken the Senate resended the adournng
oluon and proposed TO the House to extend the session
for hours seyera of the leading republicans voting
against it, This resolution reached the House for their
five minutes before II O'clock and imme-
diatey taken up The ayes and again demand
ed by the republicans and the call had commenced when
the Speaker and arrested the voting At this moment
Mr. Mlson addressed the Speaker in loud voice saying
that he point Of order. The Speaker proceeded
without needing him and declared the House adjourned
sine dc. Mr. Wilson's point of order would have been
that the Senate had rescnded the adournng resou-
ton, and the House engaged in considering whether
it would also rescnd it competent for the Speaker
ntepose arbitrarily to arrest the progress of the
But the defeat Of the bill resolved and MAORI
ty of the House had indicated willingness to pass it
facous minority of republicans aided by the arbitrary
conduct Of the Speaker consummated the revolutionary
action which begun by the original adoption of the
PropisO.
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For the Union
WORD FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE.


A WORD FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE
The New York Tribune has lately made calculation
respecting the result OF the presidential election In that
calculation New Hampshire s down for Fremont This
assumption controvert the signs Of the times 70 for
anything New Hampshire will 90 for buchanan The de
mocracy united q Hundreds Of national yhirs
Who like Madame De Stae "hsve loved their Cod ,h;
father and their country" viii be with us The dart
reign Of hss cass which for two years has hung over
is to close forever Already has ths hand written
their doom upon the wall Thsy have been weighed in
the balance and found waiting They have tsmnrr.d
with the coRscencs and inaamed the pa,riOns Of No
They have ignored the principles OF the revc'- -
trsmpled upon the Constitution Of H. ,T,on snO
seek to raise the oOndi'', n IN. 49,. ,b.r -,
- Denouncing in the God the breach
solemn compac" they counsel resistance 10 law TO
bloody issue In the name Of liberty they commence
warfare Of and sect But their days are numbered
New Hampshire win redeem her name and place II va
not sHAusiaste the less certain In the
coming contest while admire the Een we worship
principles Our endorsement will be given TO the presen,
administration when Franklin Pierce meets us at his home
no New Hampshire II win be the proudest moment Of his
life And perhaps cannot better the insulting
data Of the Tribune than by saying the democracy Of
New Hsmshre believe national questions did Horace
Greeey in 1894 before he had annotated patriotism upon
the altar Of agitation. Then he wrote ITO phlosophi-
cal observer the existence Of domestic seTude in por-
ton Of the Union while IL il condemned and forbidden In
another would indeed 10 aord plausible pretext
Cor variance alienation The Union formed with
perfect knowledge the hand that slavery existed
the South and the other that utterly disapproved
and discounenAnced the North But the trainers Of the
constitution for dstrust and dissenson IN
this circumstance Wisely avoiding all discussion Of
subject delicate and exciting they proceeded TO The for
nation Of a perfect Union which, leaving each
ton IN the possession Of It's unidentified right Of regulating
is own internal government and enjoying its specu
lstivs opinions provided only for the common benefit and
the mutual webeng Of the whole And why should not
This arrangement he satisfactory and PerfeciY'
MIR
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ASurHER RAILROAD ooLLuoS.-About halfpast thres
clock the 18th instant very serious collision
red on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at BenwOod The
train with passengers from Wheeling for the early train on
the Central Ohio railroad backed upon side track
in such manner to collide with engine standing upon
the track completely wreckng two cars Of which
turned fairly lie end producing very serious injury
Mr. j. Hswey the conductor and Mr.. Elijah Brown, Of
ZspesviIle Central Ohio railroad baggage master Mr.
Havley had bis right broken and badly crushed his
hight ez seriously spriued and bruised and has probably
received internal injuries TO his chest Mr. Brown
who now lies a the Sprigg House, had his right arm
broken his right leg dslocaed at the knee and received
severe cuts upon hs head and banda
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Markets.

New YoRK, Aug ls-Cotton is dulsales of 400 bales.
Flour has declinedsAes of $500 bbls good State So
superne Ohio Sc 40 standard southern 81 10. Wheat
has declined 10 cents-southern red, nominay 81 A.
Corn has declncd-saes of rs 900 bush southern mixed
81 Pork has seened-saes OF $50 bb SO So
Beef is droopingsales Of $50 bbs repacked moss $40 rs
Sll. Lard buoyant-sales Of $50 bb, at 1875 oents
Whskey is du-sales Of $50 bbls; Ohio, IS Coffee il
quet-saes Of 400 bags Rio 10 IL cents Sugar droop
ng-sales of 800 hhds; New Orleans, ~ cents. Molas
steady-saes Of 100 bb Orleans Sc cents Spirits
turpenne heavysales of 200 barrels at IS Rosr
lower-sales Of bb at 81 20. Freights are firm
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Grand Democratic Jubilee.


county Of New
York, and Of the DciEhbonE cities counties
attend
MASS RATIFICATION MEETING
AT TAHEIxr HIu,
On THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 81, less,
ATT O'Clock, p. m,
To respond TO the national nominations.
The following distinguished gentlemen
viii be duly announced, will positively meeting.
Hon. A. II. Stephens, Of Ca, Hon J. N Buchanan, Nd,
Hon d. = Dickinson, Hon HorHfio Seymour,
Hon. Anasa Parker, Hon John Vanderbilt
The various democratic organizations Buchanan
&C, &C. Of New York town, .ne
Cities cordially
ican general committee this
BY order Of the committee Of arrangements.
John II Chambers, Chairman, William Miner,
Nicholas Dimopd Joseph Rose,
Andrew J. McCaTU, William a. Fay,
Robert c. Mclntire, Daniel T. Deley-n
A. T. Gallagher, Asahe Reed
Lewis p Clover, Edwin Boutnn
e. SwackhamcT, Charles M Smith
Mark Thomas, George y. Thompson,
W. murray, Nathaniel s. selah,
Andre Froment, Alexander Y. vaehs,
H. P. FRiEchld, james @. Ruiherf.rd
LORENZO D. SHEPARD Chairman.
James 1. benedict ]
John v Savage, jr, a.cr,,.r,..
Alfred Chancellor, ooefeuies'
Peter n sweeny
Aug le-d3m
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OUR MINISTER AT PARIS

We deem it due to this gentleman and in reiutaon Of
rumors published chiefly in the New York Herald say
We satisfied that Mr.. Mason minister at Paris
has never asked to be recalled.
That there wish purpose the part of the GOV
ernment to recall him. and equally wish or purpose
send any other in his place
On the contrary both the administration and the
try have every be satisfied with the success of his
mission, and the ability with which it is conducted
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TIE ADJOURNhENT.-LoSS OF TIE ARMY-APPRo
PRIATlON BILL.-THE TRIUMPH OF FACTION
- .

TIE ADJOURYHEST.-LoSs OF THE ARMY-APPRo-
PRIATloN BILL-THE TRIUMPH OF FACTION,
AND THE INAUGURATION OF REVOLUTION
The two Of Congress closed their session yesterday
O'Clock All the important and necessary appropra-
ton bills passed and approved except the bin making
appropriations for the army for the nsrt year commencing
on the Both Of June 1856 That bin was lost in oonse
quence Of disagreement between two houses in regard
to the following provisO:
"Provded kotreper, and IL IL hereby declared that no
part the military force United States for the support
u which appropriations made by this shall be en-
ployed in aid Of the enforcement Of enactment c. IN.
body claiming 10 be the territorial legislature Of Kansas
until such suscments shall have been affirmed and approved
by Congress but this provso shall % construed a. to
prevent the President from employing adequate military
force but shall be hs duy employ such force 70
the invasion Of taid Territory BY armed bands Of non
dsnts or other body Of rssden acting or cl.ps
70 act nOsufus Of rzJ psor IN said Territorv "a
tag oEfosement q sby sch nscment and to protect h4
persons and property therein and upon the
leading TO said Territory, from al unlawful sesrohss "a
seizures and shall be bic ur,asr duty 10 take sfcept
measures 70 compel the return Of and withhold all arms of ~.
United states Distributed or 70 said Territory in pursuance
t me pnsea satss sothorising the distribution
Of arms 70 the States and Territories"
On this prosO three committees Of conference reported
TO their respective houses that they could not agree snd
each house refused rscede IRON its position The last
report made BY Mr. Toombs yesterday lof O'Clock in
which the committee recommended that the action Of the
Senate in striking out the P-OUso be inSsod upon After
very animated debate the Senate hy vote Of three TO
one concued in the report and the bin to the House
for their action The action Of the House was taken under
the previous question upon the qsstoa whether It would
insgt upon the PrO'O The eject Of Insisting would have
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Reform Medical College, Macon, Georgia,

THE eighteenth annual
L FIRST Monday next and close on
The first day Of March following Having
from the state of Georgia. IL in possession Of splendid
edhce, with specimens
hospital for clinical instruction
Csdsyers procured from New and other ciues
l. Bankon M d. Professor Of Physiology Pathology and
Mhiera Medica. =
Core, NJ d. Professor Principles Practice Of Red-
cine Therapeutics
Thomson, D., Obstetrics and nsase. Of
Women and Children. =
N LOOMS, NJ, NJ D. Professor Of Chemistry Botany Phar
macy, and Microscopy s'A
l. Comips NJ, M D., Professor Of na,omy and su,psry
o. A. Lochrane NJ D. Professor Medical
Comparative Anatomy, and Comparsts. Phys ology =
entire fees Cor tickets 10 800
nalhenAhon kohee
Payable invariably In cash in advance opening
slon Graduation Zee. payable before
For particulars address member Faculty
Aug l1-eodf
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GENERAL NEWS.

COURAGEOUS BoY.-A boy named John r King only
years Of age and having brother and sister both
younger in charge arrived At Detroit Michigan the
inst his way TO Wisconsin. The parents killed
by the Indians in Oregon last winter and the mother
while dying had given little John instructions for reach
ing their former homes which the brave boy had thus far
carried out While At San Francisco benefit given
him al the theatre, from which 81 800 realized.
RIcHNOxD, FREDEncKsBuRG, AND PoTonAc RAnAoAD.--
The reaying Of the track Of this road with heavy ron
which prosecuted about onehA Of the road but
was interrupted by deficiency in the iron has been
sumed and WILL it is said be pushed TO completion
DISCOVERY CoPPER-AcoordiDg to the Valley md }
Register specimens Of pure copper have lately been found
on the lands ofseyera gentlemen in that county along the
ridges Of the CAtoctn mountain One Of the farms has al
ready been leased to experienced miner from Virginia
and mining operations to be commenced forthwith
FRUIT oRoP IN Omo--The Cleveland Plaindealer is Of
opinion that there win be very little fruit in that section
the present The peach crop will be little better
than Out Of whole orchards in many scarcely
peach win be gathered. Apples more plentiful but
there win not be many usual.
WmE BALLOT Box-The model of ballot-box designed
TO prevent fraudulent voting exhibited at the City
Hail. New York 1t is made Of fine wire through which the
votes be they dropped into aperture in
the top glass box for a similar purpose invented
in that city some time ago.
CANADIAN LAKE sHIPPRG.-The Toronto Globe Of We'd
nesday last furnishes statement of the tonnage value &c.
othe Canadian shipping upon the upper lakes In the list
Of vessels are 4s steamers II propeers and log schoon-
ers with tonnage OF about Al s6 TONS and the value OF
which is 3,G94,o0O
BURNING TREE-The GAINESVILLE Tobacco Plant Of the
sth inst, giving account of terrific thunderstorm
which occurred the 3st of July in that vicinity says
Three trees Immediately around the house of Mr. Bos-
well were struck by lightning, and one Of them dead
pine took fire 1t the first time we had ever seen
fire kndled in the midst Of food Of rain. The was
no less novel than exciting Though week has elapsed
the tree is still burning"
FuR-A Red river train, consisting Of seventy-seven
carts loaded with superior quality of urs arrived at ST.
Paul on the I'd inst
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Grand and Attractive Excursion

a ~Nn The spendid steamer BALTIMORE, Cart q
EkASe keynoids will make daylight and mooshe
- eurson on Thursday, the sis Of Asrss, Yea via.
her whsn 81 O'Clock, and psssiSs grand
mac hf I've miles, IN FULL view Of Peri Wellington
non and ofdns f view Of the
besuihul stream arriving Aqua Greek where Ii,
company ENJOY essves v hhinr .Asor dancing
Ill - ocock night WHOM she Win
moonlight apd arrive about ssysrcrk The morning.
Al this delightful place there 10 the hncst fishing
ortoan and white pefch being there
shred where those who wish 20 dance enjoy h,
fullest.
fine band Of coton ATTENDANCE and I'm. An,
ner viii b" served up By C LeweeH. propetor he
Fare fnr the round irp, o. extra. -
foriufthef particular apsg ID the captain board,
Augls-g RspsrinI.ns,,,,
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To Members Of Congress who have not selected
their Presents for Hame

w. CALI BIO to-day large
I'LL. ladies' and eentlemen's gold watches
Gold ennrd vest, fob, and chatham chains.
Rich jewely Of description, Of styles.
Silver tea pitchers gobeis forks spoons
siy of all kinds.
Also, plated cake baskets
spoons English and American table cutlery,
AL warranted
II. w. GAIT d BRO, Jewelers,
324 Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th
l6-d3tf
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uArn-A New York paper says

-, =, ep~-t - p~;nce paners N ths
We have received file o. -uVs PAFei' y Wv
2sth July. The empire vas tranquil destructive in
bnsalon had deTas'au uv yru,, ., gusyv, anu much
other popgy destroyed Subscriptions were IN rrorrpss
- "@itA Aha some other Of the principal towns with
view to aid in relieving the distress oocasQnsd BY this
calamity Port 40 PdnCc WIS entirely healthy There
The shipping.