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with the necessity Of stringent legislation
than the House with the contrary; and hat
tire Senate Committee Of Conference exhibi
ted fae more courage aud determination
than the House Committee. Tie one over
awed the other and obtaiucd the victory
which ii IS always in the power Of the bold
IN the right to achieve 1t viii, doubtless,
be attempted to create the impression that
nothing better for the liquor Interest could
have been procured; but sueh is not tie
fact. There Is no reason Why tie House was
50 badly whipped Gu this question, except
that it was more coWardly and less firm
than the Senate in maintaining its position
Had II adhered to It's ground firmly ihe
greater probability is that, with tue moral
power Of superior numbers fresh froin the
people, ihe result would have been far 9th
erwise.
The effect Of tlas bin will be to diminish
largely the number ofdrin king places in the
State existing before the passage Of the law
Of last session 10 pace the keepers Of them
under more direct accountability to re-
quire them to pay an increased sum for the
privilege given--to furnish increased se-
surity that the power conferred viii not be
grossly abused as heretofore and generally
to restrict the traffic 70 narrower iinis
and TO better class of men than lave, IN
the mass enjoyed it. That Mr.. Browne has
been able thus far to represent the temper
aTcesinterest in the action Of the Leais.a-
ture, Is a fact on which he has right to
felicitate himself. No proader Legislative
victory has ever been recorded in cur an.
nails. lie has triumphed over his party
over an almost unparalleled majority in the
popular branch, over combination reprea
senting large pecuniary interests, over :
turbulent and abusive and restless interest.
and has wrung from unwilling hands tie
most restrictive license system ever enacted
in this Commonwealth. We hope thar It's
operation will prove beneficial to the peo
pie, protecting them from she dire evils
consequent upon the prevalence Of iotem-
perate habits, and prove TO be reform
movement which viii gladden. many hearts
AID bring comfort to many homes In This
view ne are ahlo 10 rejoice at the trcachery
in this trying struggle, of Locofoeoism to
Liquor, however We may despise the trait
ors.-Hr. Tftegyapt.
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HOW TO POP THE QUESTION
Gracious says !, its now tine TO look
arter Nance

Gracious says /, its nov tine TO look
arter Nance"
Next day, down went Nancy was
alone and ! axed her if the squire was IN.
She said he wasn't .Canse,' said /, making
believe that / wanted him, sour colt has
sprained his foot, and come to see If the
squire wont lend bis mare to 60 to town.
She said she guessed lie would. I'D bet
ter sit down and wat till the squire come
in.
Down l sot, she looked sorter strange,
and my heart felt queer around tie edge.
Are you gowing down to Betsy Martins
quiltings' after while says she,
Sez 'reckon / would
sez shr, suppose you'll take Patience
Dodge!'
Sell, 4 mought and then l mought'nt.'
Ser she, 4 heard you was going 70 get
married.
Sez !, i wouldn't wonder Bit
looked at her and saw the tears cum
min.
spz, /, may be she'll AK you to be brides
maid.
She riz up. she did, her face was red as a
boiled beet.
Seth stokesn and she couldn't say any
thing more, she was SO full
'Won't you be bridesmaid, Nance9 says
i.
No. sez she and she burst right out,
We'll then,' sez /, 'if You won't be the
bridesmaid, will you he the brite7'
She locked at mel swon to man never
saw any hing SO owful party | took right
holt of her hand
sYes or No. sez |, right of.
sIes,' says she.
sTha.'s the sort, sez /, and gave her a
kiss and hug. I soon fixed matters with the
squire. We soon hitched traces to trot in
double harness for life, and Inever had cause
to repent my bargain.
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IT MADE HIN FEEL INDEPENDENT.


Aman named Porter, says he once had
elearical friend between whom and himself
there existed great intimacy.
Every Saturday night. as Porter was
sitting balancing his cash, note would
come requesting, 'the loan Of fire dollar
bW' The money was always returned
punctually at s o'clock on the Monday
morning following. But what puzzled the
lender was, the Parson always returned
the very identical note he borrowed Since
he had discovered this fact he had made pri-
vote marks on the note, still the same was
handed back on Monday morning One
Saturday evening Porter sent FIVE dollar
gold piece, instead of note, aud marked
it. Still the very same coin was returned
on the Monday. Porter got nervous aud
bilious about it; he could not sleep at night
Cor thinking of it, he would awake his wife
IN the middle Of the night and ask her what
she thought of such a strange occurrence.
He was fast boiling over with curiosity, when
a note came from the reverend borrower,
one Christmas eve, asking the loan of ten
dollars. A brilliant thought struck our
friend He put on bis great coat, resolved
10 call and demand an explanation Of the
mystery.
When be was shown into bis friends
study be found him plunged in the profoun-
dest melancholy.
'Mr. s+*,' said our friend, if you will
answer me one question I will 'et you have
the fen dollars.
'How does it happen that gou always re-
pay NE the money you borrow on Saturday
night in the very same coin or note on Mon
day!'
The parson raised bis head, and after a
violent struggle, as though he were about
TO unveil the boarded mystery of his soul,
sald IN Iaiterlng tones:
Porter, you are gcntleman--a scholar
Ia Christian and New Yorker-I know
can rely on your inviolable secrecy--listen
then to the secret of my eloquence. You
know that am poor aud when have bought
my Sunday dinner, | have seldom red cent
left in my pocket. Now, ! maintain that
no man can preach the Gospel and blow up
his eongrega ton properly without he has
something in his pockcd to inspire hin With
confidence. / have, therefore, borrowed
FIVE dollars of you every Saturday, that /
might feel it occasionally as preached on
Sunday. You know how independently l
do preach -how | make the rich shake in
their shoes; well, it is all owing to my know
ing that have FIVE dollar bill n my
pocket Of course, never having to use il
for any other purpose, it is not changed, but
invariably returned to you the next norm
ing. Now, as Mr. George Law is coming
to hear me peach tomorrow, thought l
would try the effect Of ten dollar bill
sermon on him.
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AUpIToRIUs.
acceptance Of Maier DoneIson.
PnmApELpnIA. Reb 26.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb &c, 1856
To HoN. ANDREW J. DoNELsoN.
SIR. The National Convention in this
city, having unanimously chosen you as
their candidate for the Vice Presidency of
the United States in the approaching cleo
ton, have appointed the undersigned com
mittee to make known TO you officially this
this proceeding, and to ask your acceptance
of the position they have assigned to
you.
In the discharge of this duty, the under
signed ara happy to avail themselves of the
opportunity it affords them, to express their
personal qualification in the choice made
By the Convention, and to congratulate you
upon result no less honorable TO your-
self than suspicious to the welfare of the
country.
With the highest consideration, we have
tbc honor to be.
Very respectfully, your cbedient SER
wants,
Alex. II. II. Stuart, of Virginia.
Andrew Stewart, of Pennsylvania,
Erastlis Brooks, OF New York,
+ b. Bartlett, of Kentucky,
VIM j. Ealnes, of Massachusetts,
Ephraim Marsh, Of New Jersey.
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place, and not Democratic in another, hy
leading men protesting to belong to this
party. Yet we see this enormity exhibited
daily BY the party press in the pay of the
present Executive.
The necessary result of such corruption,
if not successfully opposed, must be to des-
troy all political morality, and to continue
power in unfaithfal and Incompetent hands
by the mere influence of the money derived
from the taxes which are paid by the peo-
pie for far different purposes. It is unde-
niable that the antagonism now prevailing
between the North and the South, is main
ly attributable to the political artifce which
has enabled men, holding directly opposite
opinions on the power of Congress over the
institution of slavery in the Territories, but
yet protesting to belong to the same Demo-
cratic party. The Nebraska-Kansas act
is constantly called by one portion of DEM
ocrats, law which will prevent the exten-
sicn of slavery to the Territories, and by
another portion, law which viii enable the
South to carry slavery to the Territories
BY the same fallaey, secession nultifca-
ton, abolition, aud all other isms have found
a shelter under the flag of Democracy
explained as it is BY modern interpre-
ters.
In former times, also, our best patriots
without distinction of party, spoke of the
necessity of guarding the ballot-box from
the dangers of foreign influence and of keep
ing separate the Church and State; and of
the advantage to be derived from frequent
recurrence to the earlier advice of our Faith
ers, which incnlcated a reverence for the
compacts of the constitution, and the absti-
nence fro m whatever tended to form geo.
graphical parties or array one section of the
Unlon against another. Now, however, the
whole power of the Federal Government is
brought to bear against any individual who
has the Independence to declare his attach
ment to these old-fashioned sentiments -
Whose classes of men stand prescribed and
ostracised for no other offence than that of
joining an association which seeks only to
correct the excesses of party spirit, and to
restore the government to the purity it po-
sessed when we received it from the hands
of those sages who founded and reformed
it.
Looking, gentlemen, upon the American
party as destined to eradicate the evils to
which / have thus briefly adverted, | am
proud to be called one of its members, and
can only regret that in selecting its flag
bearers, the choice for the Vice President
had not fallen upon one who could bring tc
the cause higher guarantees for its success
than can be drawn from the humble servi-
ces | have heretofore rendered my coun-
try.
Thanking you again for the kind manner
in which you have expressed your personal
qualification at the nominations, subscribe
myself,
Very respectfully, your ob't servant.
A.. j. DONELsON.
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TrLIp GRovE, NEAR NASHVILLE,

March Both, 1896.
CENT EMEH: | did not receive until
yesterday your official note Of the Goth of
February last, informing me of my nomina-
ton to the Office Of Vice President by the
American party, aud asking my acceptance
Of the same.
For the fattering terms in which you have
communicated this proceeding, beg leave
to offer you my sincere thanks. / accept the
position as signed me BY the American party,
with a just sense, / trust, Of the response
bility belonging to it. | attended the con-
vention with no expectation that such an
honor awaited me, and if my own feelings
aud wishes could have been consulted, it
would have fallen upon some other member
OF the American party, IN whose ranks are
many distinguished individuals, better
known to the country and better prepared
by experience for the high duties of the sta
tion, sbonld the voice Of the people be in
accord with that Of which you are the organ
on this occasion. But acting upon the max
i'm left us BY the great men of the earlier
days of our republic, that public Office should
be neither sought nor declined; yield to
the Judgment of those who have thought
my name might be of service in advancing
the important objects which constitute the
American party.
Our leading idea is that the two old par
ties, Democratic and Wing, have ceased to
exact their former healthful influence in the
management of the public interest, and that
without the Intervention of reforms which
they can never effect, the beloved Constitu-
tion and Union, bequeatbed to us By our
forcfathers, vii not long be preserved.
For the most of the evils with which we
are threatened at the present period, the
administration OF President Pierce is evil
dently responsible: but instead of finding
his party engaged in the prosecution of ma
sures to avert the dangers he has brought
up on the land, we see it more active than
ever in scattering the seeds of sectional
strife and social anarchy.
When Gen. jackson came into the Presi-
idency, he acknowledged in his inaugural
address the obligation of the Executive to
restrain the patronage of the Federal Gov
ernnent, so that it should not be brought in
conflict with the freedom of elections. But
modern Democracy stands in direct antag-
onism to this obligation. There is scarcely
an election precinct in the United States
which has not witnessed tho most shameful
interference with elections by the agents OF
the Federal Government acting in the name
of Democracy.
In former times, when parties we're crea-
ted by patriotic and national sentiments.
upon measures Of general interest to the
whole country, We never heard that meas
ure cauld be declared Democratic in one
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CHARGE IT DIR. Thompson, proprietor
OF the ATLANTA House, Atlanta, Geo, is
well known as votary of eceentricities.-
We were highly amused the other day at
the recital OF the following exchange Of
eivilities between the Doctor and /. travel
Ter, who called at the office to settle his
BILL when the Doctor happened to be be-
hind the counter.
what Go you chargeF asked the travel
Ter.
'Well,' replied the Doctor, humorously.
ST We chm &c your bill, it will be dollar;
but cash down, only ifty cents
you may charge it them said tie fellow,
coolly turning on his heel, passing cut and
taking his seat in the ears.
The Doctor half amused, half angry, fol-
lowed, and confronting the stranger, asked
if he die not intend to pay his bill
Certainly pot--I told you TO change it,
was the bland reply.
The Doctor was nonplused; but placing
his forefnger though.fully for moment be-
side his nose
Stranger said he, swhen you come this
way again, bring yoar Dor and stay a
1ceek
AMUsiSG MlsTAKE.-A gentlemen of
Dount was going out in bis carriage to make
some calls with his wife, when he discover
ed that be had left bis visiting cards. He
ordered his footman, recently come into his
service, 10 90 the mantelpiece in his sitting
room and bring the cards he should find
there The servant did as be was ordered,
retained the articles to be used as be was
directed, and off started the gentlemen,
sending in the footman with cards wherever
the mot at home' occurred. As these were
very numerous. he turned to his servant With
the question
'How many cards have You left If
'Rell, sir, said the footmaD, very inno-
Gently, there's the king of spades, the six
of hearts, and the ace of clubs
sThe deuce = exclaimed his master.
That's gone said John.
A witty correspondent sends US the fol-
lowing notice Of brief street coiloqay re-
Gently held between maiden lady OF little
beyond a certain age and new married
feminine
SO YOU are going to keep house are youa'
said the elderly maider
Yes was the reply.
Going to have girl, | suppose was
queried
The newly made wife colorea and then
quietly responded that
sShe really didn't know whether it would
be a boy or a girl
HogING CoLLoouY.- -.Peter, Peter, sees
a toad 2 said little darkey TO his brother
one day, as they were digging over heap Of
manure.
sWhar is be. Joe!'
sWhy right dar--don't yoa see 'im1
sNo--hit i'm wild de hoe =
Joe hit the toad a crack, which brought
Peter 10 the ground.
s0h, you fool Joe dat was my toe
seed dat all de time
- A teacher had been explaining to his
class the points Of the compass, and all we're
drawn up in front towards the north.
Now, what's before you, John :
sThe north, SIR
and what is behind you, Tommy
'ly coat tail, sir said be, trying ut the
ame tima to Get a glimpse.
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Thousands of infants are annually mur-
dered by the administration Of opiates, in
the shape Of eordials, soothing syrups. SC
Nehaye always attributed their invention
to Herod. Those who recover from their
effects are bruialized, rendered partially id
iofie, or become easy victims to intemper-
ance in after years.
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U-'If the moon Is made Of green cheese,
SAID philosophical old lady, once upon a
tiese, in town Of Rye, cn Long Island Sound,
'theu that settles the question about its be-
ing Inhabited; cause every one knavs that
cheese is inhabited
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Sonny, who is your father =
'NIr. Jenkins
III hat jenkins ,
The jenkins what kicked you Yesterday
fer 'sassing7 eur servent GIRL
1t is unnecessary 10 say that the exami-
nation stopped there.
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ToueaING.- The last epistle Of , gen
tlenan who was sentenced to De hanged, 10
his loving wife.l
Dear Mary was hanged yesterday and
died like man, so no more a. present from
yorr loving husband
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country fellow cane TO the city 10
see his Intended wife, and for long time
could think of nothing TO say. At last, a
great snow falling, he took occasion to tell
her that his fathers sheep would be all un-
done. 'Well, said she, taking him By the
hand, III take care nf one of them
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Boy said yisiter at the house of =
friend, to his little sol, step over the way
and see iiow old Mrs. Brown rs TIE boy
did his errand, and on his return reported
that Mrs. Btown did not know how old she
was.
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70 PAT, what are You digging there 7
Digging the ground, siri'
4 lon't want MY garden dup up in tbat
manner; what are you digging that enor-
nous hole for2'
'Becase, sir, ye told me yesterday that
ye was goin' 10 get ap"st Of honor from
the government, aud that holes for ye to put
it IN
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Boston has gained one sixth in poPa-
latien since the census Of 1890. There are
Giiy-three foreigners in every hundred Gifts
population.
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Many adults IN Connecticut have learned
to read, since it was made necessary qnal-
iticasioa Of : voter.
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The experience VI European railroads
shows tllat collisions between trains gong
tile same direction are more disastrous thsu
these where trains meet.
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The Ciuadian Permanent have fixed tla
i.srlasmeat seat Of Gavernnen. al Qsehae
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DNINGa I'm CONGRESS.

SENATE, April IA memorial from the LeglsIa'
ture Of Kansas was presented. Mr.. Geyer made
long speech on Kansas airs, and had not concluded
when the Senate adjourned.
HoUsr, April Mr.. Mace presented the Free
State Constitution of Kansas which was referred to
the Territorial Committee After political speech
by Mr.. Kett on the Deficiency bill the Committee
on Commerce reported bill authorizing the President
to cause to be procured suitable steamer to be sta
toned at New-York a revenue cutter to afford re-
lief to distressed vessels Referred to the Committee
of the Whole The Committee on Foreign Affairs
were instructed to inquire into the expediency of de-
Glazing the engagement Of American vessels in the
Chinese Cody trade to be illegal, and sufficient
cause of forfeiture to the captors Of the ship engaged
therein. Adjourned.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
KANSAs-THE DUTY OF CONGRESS AND
OF THE PEOPLE.

Editorial Correspondence of Tie N. Y Tribuns.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Saturday, April 5.
I have expressed my confident hope that there
will be no further serious attempts to "crush out
Impartial Freedom in Kansas by violence and
armed force; aud that hope is still buoyant. 1
do not mean that Sharp's rifles are not needed in
the hands of the pioneers of Free Kansas; it is in
fact because the rifles are there that trust there
will be no occasion to use them. Were the Free
State immigrants as defenseless now as they were
one year ago, they might be oyerrun and trampled
on as they were then; but they are far otherwise,
and the Rufians know it, Hence the game that
was played so boldly then will not DO attempted
now.
And then the House Commission will prove
very serious check on the S.ringfellows Of the
Border. 1t is the cue of these gentry to appear
exceedingly meek and inoffensve in the eyes Of any
Federal authorities who have at once the power and
the will to rebuke their misdemeanors. Their Repre-
sentative has gone home on the Commission expressly
toshow bis colleagues what amable people the dig
ciplss of Atchison are, and how grossly they have
been belied and sandered. Of course, ne will
have influence and sense enough to keep them
quiet during the presence vi THO Noni'n'e"i"n auonS
them and verify believe that the next two months
will be the quietest that the Prostate men Of
Kansas have ever enjoyed. trust they will DO
improved to the utmost, not merely in pouring in
settlers but in breaking up praries and getting in
crops. Thousands will plsh 10 Kansas this Spring
and Summer who don't know enough to get liv-
ing in any new countrywide are too
INDECENT too delicate or too dainty to
put up cabin, get a few acres broken up
at some rate, seed them TO grain, then into the
prairie with sythe aud roll up two or three stacks
Of hay, now turn about and harvest their oats,
and seed the land to Winter wheat, in season to
gather their corn and make the cabin little moro
serviceabe for Winter, and, if possible, throw up
some shelter for cattle beside the lee Of the hay
stacks, which will hardly be high enough to afford
much protection against the driving sleet OF next
March. pioneer in prairie region, with ouf
three or four hundred dollars for outfit, will find
dozen uses for each dollar, and will lie awake
many nights studying whether be can better 90
without oxen or lumber, more seed-wheat or more
fencing. 1.-The does not know how to do at leass
SIX full days work IN each week, rain or SHINE