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Transparent greennss. wc vii turn out Post
Master Tuck, Collector Hanscom, Esquirs
Leland, 30. against the world. Noswith-
standing there smoothing LEFT Of strait Laced
whigscry but the end Of the tail Of the
thing, yet these ver'lant politicians labor
necessarily to make something out Of it,
In this county it has fallen below the old
liberty party rots, aud the few decripid pol.
iticians, who, 10 Use common place TO
mark, shine as docs "decayed mackerel
by moonlight, in consequences Of thor
corruption, are Of no moro importance in
tho politics Of the county, than The
Kangaroo Of Australia, yet our democrat.
10 achems do little else than to pud them
into notice and try to galvanizs them in
to life. One hundred and sixty-fvs, leaders
rank and Gle and all, constitute the imposing
force ofstnit whiggcry in our county. II
we are not little nearcr the end Of III,
thing than elsewhere 10 the State, will come
Of our Democratic friends who are after III,
garbage, tell us where that place Is to b,
found! ...
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PRESCRIPTION. Phila. North Ameri
can says:-We learn from enc ofour south
ern exchanges, which mentions the fact up
provingly, that man named George Eason
Colson, was recently banished from Madison
county, Florida, by Inch court, for tn,
crime Of being opposed to the institution o.
slavery. lie was notified that in case of hi,
return, or refusal to 60, ho would be treated
to thirty-ninc lashcs, to be repeated in dou'
bic doses, in case Of further refusal. liz
left, Of course, and his family was assisted
by tho mob to follow him. No act Of his
was urged against him. lie does not appear
to have interfered with anybody's negroes ;
but the paper from which we copy, simply
says, that no was proved to bs antl-slavory,
and confessed It,
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D Tho Troy Times tells q sad story o
the destruction Of . young and lovely wo
man by intcmpennoe. A few months sine,
a young lady Of ono Of the first families O
that city was mrrried toa New York mer
chant, under circumstances most auspiciou,
for the happiness Of both. Lately she 10
turned to her home at Troy, discarded by
her husband on account Of her mania for
intoxicating drinks, and in o few weeks she
died Of brain fever induced BY her habits
The father Of this young lady has been called
upon within three months, to mourn the
death Of o wife and daughter oflntoxiution
and q son, once noble and manly, whoss
highest nature has been perverted by the
same cause. Truly ,aid the wiss man Of
Judea, Of the passion for wine, "is biteth
like serpent and stingcth like an adder"
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LEGISLATIVE PAPERS. The publishers o.
the Renncbec Journal, and the publishers O.
the Augusta Age will publish respectively
Tri-weekly papers during tho approaching
session ofthe Legislature. Price a. usual
Que dollar for the session, payable in I'D
vance. Both papers will contain full ant
accurate reports Of the proceedings Of ID.
Legislature. While the friends Of tho Az
will probably see that It's Legislative papol
receives a good support, tho Republican
friends ofthe Journal should nct be unmind
full Of the importance Of giving the Tri.
weekly Journal also wido circulation
The papers will DO published on alternate
days, and those who desire to obtain the
earliest reports may do 50 by subscribing
for both.
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PotIricAL RuKroRIc. "A foreign wag
hits Oh something Of our political rhetoric
and morality as follows;
A New York journal contains an election
cering speech, in which occurs the following
paragraph;
My honorable colleague who has done me
the honor to contend with me in this election,
Is, as private man, very aniable, but Us u
politician he is an eyil-minded, grlceless,
cowardly renegade. | allow, he is wise and
upright in his private business, but for an
oihcc he would sell his father or make over
his soul TO the devil. He is u man Of honor
and honesty, but as legislator, he would
betray any trus, tina, might be reposed in
him. for in political matters he is an out
and-out knave. In all the private relations
of life he is u sincere friend, but in public
Affairs rs treacherous as Kentucky slliga-
tor
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Tns KANSAS TIA PARTY. Some sever
hundred persons were present at the Kansas
Tea Party. given by the ladies in Central
Hall, on Friday evening of last week. Leon
ard Andrews, Esq, presided, and pertinent
speeches were made by by Mr.. Andrews,
Rev. Mr. Merrill, Geo. ii. Knowlton, and
q. Ii. Adams, Esq. The company seemed
to enjoy themselves finely, and everything
passed or satisfactorily. The amount real
lied by the sale Of tickets, and by voluntary
subscriptions, was over See5, We learn
After paying all expenses, some sl75 will
be lett for the sufferers in Kansas. We learn
with pleasure that number Of individuals
living in adjacent towns, who wore not able
to be present, sent liberal contributions to
ttgcommittee.
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Attempt at Robbery and Murder.

One of the most diabolical attempts at
robbery and murder, that ever took place
in this city, occurred yesterday morning.
About 3 o'clock the family OF Judge Pot
ter, who resides on Free Street were awak-
by noise in the house. The domestic heard
il. and thought some Of the family were up.
Judge Potter heard it, and thoight the do
nestle was up. In few momelts the Judge
was alarmed by the entrance Of q person
into his room, and upon his crying out
r" What do You wanty" was Immediately
struck with . bludgeou, which penetrated
through two or three coverings upon his
head, completely cutting through them, and
INJECTING dangerous wound. Judge Pot
ter Immediately pulled the bed clothes over
his head, a. the attack was resumed, during
which he received three more blows.
Tho daughter Of Judge Potter, who had
been awakened by the alarm, lcard his cries,
and FASTENED ~ his room. Wlen she reach
ed the door she saw two mel going down
stairs. She Immediately raisad the window
and gave the alarm Of murder. The men
went out by the front door ana ran up Free
street, making good their escape.
DIR. Gilman, who lives opposite Judge
Potter, and Samuel Small, Ji., Esq, the
Cashier Of the Bank Of Cumberland, living
in the next house, heard the cries Of Miss
p, and Immediately hastened TO the scene.
They found Judge Potter covered with blood,
and ON dressing the wounds, found the
marks Of the four blows.
IL appears that tho robbers entered tho
premises in the rear Of the house by prying
omen one window. and then breaking thro
y door. When they got into the kitchen
they furnished themselves with lamps anc
lantern, and ransacked the lover rooms, bu'
nothing has yet been missed.
In their haste, they left box Of percus
sion caps and burglars saS--also pail
Of boots and pair Of she's, these having
been removed in order tina. their footsteps
might not BIZ heard.
The policemen were put upon the trae.
of the robbers, but as yea have not succeeded
in capturing them.
Judge Potter had long stree retired from
public LIE. He was for long period o
years the Judge Of Probate for this county
and is now nearly 81 years Of age, and l
cannot DO conceived that this attack wa
made for any other purpose than Tor plum
der. The event has created great excite
meni in this city, and we trust the ruifan
may yet be discovered and brought to JUS
tice. II is astonishing that The venerable
Judge was not killed by the blows. III
probably owes lis life to tho eiorts he mad
10 protect his head by covering it with tn
bed clothes, after the FIRST blow was given.
Judge Potter was more comfortable las
evening, though not yet considered out o
danger.-Portlaaa Adrrtiser.
We understand that foreigner, snameC
Barney Jordan, supposed to DO one Of tn
williams, was arrested in this city yester
day by Deputy Sheriff Mason Of Portland
and Police officer Isaac York, Of this city.
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Our neishbor of the Democrat announces
in his las. issue, that in future his terms for
the Democrat will be, Invariably, payment
in advance, and tina, the paper will be dis
continued when the time for which the pa
per is paid, has expired. After tho first of
March next, all who do not renew their sub
scriptions and pay in advance, will be cut
of from his list. Fourteen years OF expo.
ricnce, conducting o journal on tho credit
system, has convinced him Of liz utter inu.
tility. He gives these very good reasons for
adopting this course lst. "Losscs by worth
less subscribers. Cd. Losses by long delay
in payment. Sd. Losses by expenses in col
lecting-r/We have had some Of the same
experiences under which no suffers, and are
strongly tempted to try the advance system
ourselves. The expenses We incur every
year, in endcavors to collect our debts added
to the losses, amount to very pretty sum,
and we would gladly fee to any refuge that
afforded reasonable hope Of protection
from such troubles. Hemmed in, as news
paper, published in the County of York, is,
on every rido, subjected to the sharpest COM
petition, both from within and without the
State, with constantly expanding expenses
for labor and stock, with no corresponding
increase of prices for subscription or udvcr-
Using, it requires great persistence to pub.
lish paper any length of time. Our ex.
perience for twelve years he's severely tested
our virtues in this direction, and mado ex;
tensive drafts on our PATIENCE Had We not
been gifted with as largea share Of endur-
ancc as ordinarily falls to the lot Of human
ity, or not been cheerod with the kindly
sympathy of those who never forget the
printer, We should have got discouraged
As our neighbor says, we do not love to
dun Others, or be dunned ourselves. It is as
disagreeablc to ourselves as II must be to
Others who do pay, to give space in our col
umns to dunning notices, for the benefit Of
those who are forgetful; yet we cannot do
otherwise. Our paper maker must be paid,
our compositors want their money, our land
lord his rents, our children must DO clothed.
schooled, and fed, and there are thou
sand and one expenses to be paid, which arc
incidental to the publication ola paper,
which none but those engaged in the bust
ness dream OF. We hatter ourselves that,
upon the whole, wehave the best paying list
in the State, and to those who always pay,
and especially those who pay in advance,
VIC tender our sincere thanks, and to those
who mean to pay Immediately, we have in
reserve for them store Of thanks, from
which they may draw ad Hbitsm. Many Of
our subscribers are getting into the practice
Of paying their subscriptions in advance,
and wo think their good example will be
followed to q still greater extent. ~We shall
endcayor, gradually, to como on to the
ground, 1.-THE business ground occupied by
the Democracy and as much as lies within
our power, make our business CASH ons:@
In everything but spreading the fefhiciOus
principles our neighbours paper advocates,
we wish him success, and, trusting that his
experiment may not prove failure, we leave
tho subject.
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~ George w. Curtis uses the following

~ George W. Curtis uses the following
bsautiful and appropriate simile; 49,.
What have we achieved in this contest
We have Lost battle, but We have won a
victory. The receding steps Of the men
who retired from Bunker Hill echo through
history like the advancing tread Of the greu'
army Of freedom. Such is precisely our po-
sition this day.
Tx why AND WHEREFORE. Indiana has
gone stronger pro slavery than any other
Northern State. The white native citizens
Of Indiana, over twenty years OF age, whc
could not read and write in $50, numbered
CO, 4iG-grater than the samo class mum
b,red in any other State, North or south
except Virginia and North Carolina, and
more than double the number New York
contained. with three times the population
The vote Of Indiana is thus accounted for.
But the future promises well. The census
from which we get the above facts show.
that at the same time Indiana had 22O,96l
children attending school.
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STRAIT wuIoorRr.-Tho last run Of this
precious commodity took place in our city
on Tuesday Of last week. We hare given
in another place an account Of some Of il
poculiaritics and manifestations. Like the
last run ofshad after thospawning season, 1t
was ridiculously lean. Ifthers is any place
in our state which e1oels this section in the
general ridicalQasnos ofthe conduct Of the
leaders Of the Pro-Slavery democracy, wo
should DO glad to b. informed Of 1t. For
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OH. YE BALD HEADED. w. i,,i. m.
attention Of those who are hab h-ad.., M
those who src afraid Of hccominr. an no an. nj.
,eriselneu, Of Plot. Woods PAR R..,e,s,... IN
70 days pspcr, We arc no. In The hsbi, OF pul.
hag every 9saok nosirug, that Il Advertised IA
our paper. bot VIC See !, our duty, when we come
.oro.s an article the! Is good, 10 let the people
know IT, We have no Sssn of hsviar soon TO
-scud undsf bare poIcs, and therefore have not
u.sd TIE hsstefaf'sA Lot think, II tho certificates
OF honesl men can Be relied upsn, that Il must bs
. hrst rate uricie. Try Il, yu whoschaiursl wirs
need rriaveaaiioa.-lli Rockville Republican.
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those who differ from him in opinion, or
in prsmeditatsd perversion, Of their sensi-
msnts, and Franklin Pierce, in being guilty
Of both, has sunk the Presidential Office to
the low level Of partiran discharge Of du.
ty, and for 20 doing, will receive, as he do
serves, the condemnation Of candid men OIL
all parties.
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SOCIAL FESTIVAL.

The Ladies. ofths Yree-wii Baptist society q this
city, vii give social Festival, ., Central Han, on
Wednesday Evening. Dee. ~, ooameoeins Il seloeh.
Their. uilbs husIe and SPEECHES Oh the .oocasloa.-
Al ss invited 10 attend.
Bhdeiord, De. II, 1853. Per order d Con.
BRIGHTON MARKET, Dee. 3.
Al market 100 Beef Cattle, 500 Sheep, and
500 Swine.
BEEF CATTLE-wc quo,e extra es 50: 6r.s
qualify % 10 to 81 90, second 70 10 to 81 oo :
third IS rs To 50 50.
WORKING OXEN.-es0 10 si<n.
cows AND CALvES.-salss hon s22 to
s55.
sHEEP.-Sses from "a "a TO % 90.
SWINE al retail. from q cts. 10 3 etS
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Mr.. BrclnSAS's PawArr S.cRr,AAr.-
Tho special correspondent Of the Boston
Traveller writing from Washington, np:-
I" i learn from reliable source that John
Appleton Of Maine has been induced BY pc
cuniary considerations 10 act "a Mr.. Buchan.
ans private Secretary, and viii not, there
forc, 80 into the CabiIo, or into the Union
newspaper"
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The letter registration recently adopted
for California letters is this; Copy the adj
dress of the letter YOU mail 10 California on
a slip q paper, euclosc the slip with a three
cent stamp in another, envelope and direct
il to " Pacific mail Inst, New York post Of.
fee." This NAH list Is printed and a copy
Of it sent to every post )oshcc in California,
Oregon and Washington, afforded obviously
the widest possible information to the per.
sons 10 whom letters are addressed, and
enabling them to recover letters not nightly
directeJ
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The Electoral College Of Virginia. after
casting their vote Cor Buchanan and Breck-
inridgc, declared their preferences for a
Cabinet oaico under Buchanan. Twelve Of
the fiitsn electoral votes named Governor
Floyd, and were backed up by Gov. Wise.
They also recommend Faulkner rs their
choice for Governor in 1889.
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ALrKaEp Bills on TsKxoSr BANK. - The
public are warned against receiving altered
! 2 bills on the fremont Bank, purpOrtine
to DO ) l0's. These are the very best al
tered bills ever offered, because the rcd let
tiers TEN are printed across. The face Of the
bill is exactly the same as in tho genuine.
The altered bills may be told by an oval
figure on the LEFT Of the bill.
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iesbls and respectful relations between ours
and other governments, and the establish-
msut Of constitutional order and tranquility
throughout the Union.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
Washington, December ., 1856.
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Y DrAIu or Dn. Jouy u. SwEAr. A cor.
respondent Of the Boston Journal gives tho
following obituary notice Of DR.. Sweat,
whose death was announced In our paper
week before last.
JonS BuzzrLL SWEAR, NJ. D., Of Parsons
field, Me-, died there on the evening Of tho
2lst instant, pr typhoid fever, brought on
by severe and protracred labor during sever.
al previous weeks in Attending. professional.
ly, on patients Suffering under the same
disease. DR.. Swylt was but young man,
but hs had capG the reputation Of being
ono OF the most accomplished surge and
anatomists In pw England. lie was an
enthus list In tys\profasion, and, had Prov.
idence lesign4 far him length Of days, he
might have rfachH its highest honon. lilo
was always {cady Mn season and out Of sea.
sou, In 90 fJr rs Ne personal convenience
was included, TO resR, pond ~ the call Of dis
trcss; and i mattera not who made tho APP
peal = the rich who Aould reward him, or
the poor who could rbt. Tho latter will
greatly miss one whoS professional services
and pecuniary aid accompanied each other
for their benefit. Thu community at large
feel deep grief ut the Suddcn departure Of
one they so dearly loved and respected
DR.. Sweat was everybody friend, and every
one feels It was 30, and joins in the symp-
thy which his aged parents and his brothers
ara entitled to in their aHliction. DR.. Sweat
represented the town Of Parsonstield during
the two last sessi ms Of the Maine Legisla-
ture - he having been elected by his towns.
men on the last occasion, while absent In
Europe. lie acted Us Chairman Of the CON-
mittee on Education last session, and ably
filed that most important Office. lie was
I chosen one Of Gov. Wells aids, last year.
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The Cash systsm---Advance Payment

Biddeford, Dec. IL, 1856.
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With the highest sentiments Of gratitude
and esteem, remain your sincere friend
and most ob.eqious and very humble ser.
want, Gro. II. DsHsr, nlias
JouS PnGSix, OF Sorsobs.
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CoLoRixa BrrTER WIFI cARsors. Some
who practice this commend Il. ~ not only
improving tho appearance OF the butter, but
tue favor and quality. Tho following 10
the process To cream for >nve pounds Of
butter, take good silcd orange carrot, wash
1t clean and grate OF tho deepest colorcd
portion pour tea-cup-ful Of warm water
TO Il !; let 1t stand q short time, then strain
through cloth, and add II to the cream
Just befose churning.
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coaaHsrosDssck or.-rn. pIsrArcm.
AMELIA c. n. AM. 9Th. 1856.

H.,
Notn'ne haa occurred Of much importance since
my last letter except that on yesterdav sle eouds
oeean 70 move about, and We had tremendous
raln-the lightning wss very vivid and Tho fbun
ger caused the house tops to treubls. Two other
ciosda passed over In the night and uars sa,er.
ones. never experienced About o.rIoet - H.
the rain fell In torrents, ~ slso it did nearly an f
last night. I heard . gentleman nav tb.s he
Thought wonld increase his crop OF corn Al les -
100 barrels. We had glorious squirrel stew
(mads OF chickens) some days past, ct Z neiehbor.
iBg spring. and we were compelled 10 send to vour
city for supply of vegetables you NAV know
that It has been very dry hero. took a trim ON
the Danville road. on Saturday, ~ far a. Keys-
Willie, in Charlotte county, and found that fne
raip had refreshed every thing in that section of
tho country Many citizens of Charlotte were
assembled at Keysviile. On enquiry, ascartsiped
that it was meeting of Masons-they transacted
business connected with their order and selected
house for their future meetings The engine Of
the mp train on Saturday. gave out after getting
about 9 miles from Richmond, and we were com
PEELED TO wait for the freight rain in erder to Sc
cure the services of the freight engine. Soon she
came putting and blowing and the passenger train
was quickly pushed up to Coaliald Station, where
after little turning and twisting about, the old
iron horse came gently into harness, and carried
us on to the junction. As fast most folks like to
go; but. on arriving there, 10 and behold, the
South-Side train had left, and such = confu sion
among the disappointed travellers who were on
their way TO Lynchbnrg and tho Springs, you
never saw. believe most of them concluded to
stay until Monday, withC Burke, whom doubt
not, provided for tbam in the best manner imagin-
able. On reaching KeysvilIe, / regretted to hear
OF the death of George Washington Bell ST.. Esq,
OF Prince Edward county. He was an estimable
gentleman, pious Christian and useful citizen
Blessed in bi: early days with young WIFE he
proved himself . devoted husband. They lived
together until old age silvered their locks, when
she died and since her death, he has been declin.
ing until on Friday last, about o'clock. his spir
it fed 10 the God who gave it. No children are
ieft, but friends innumerable, to mourn their
loss. n
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-s'E The Rock6rid2s Atnm pisitors, DC
CoRREsPoNpEscE OF THE DISPATCH.
RockBRrpeE ALUM SPRINGS. !,

ROCKBRTDGE ALUM SPRINGS
Aug 81, 1856
With the exception Of the Greenbrer White
Sulphur Springs, these are really the most pleasant
Skinner resort in the mountains of Virginia The
elite of Louisiana, South Carolina and MARYLAND
with great many Northerners. are here. The
buildings are mostly all built after the cottage
style; aud Epicurus himself would gently smile at
the fair viands which daily adorn our table; but
then everythinsis plain and neat after the old vir-
ginia stylo which, while It might not suit some,
pleases me remarkably we'll The servants are
well trained and attentive; the sources of am,,se-
mont various and attractive; tho waters copious
and healing 1t is somewhat surprising that so few
of our Richmond friends come here, " hiIst the IA.
ciity of getting to this place 80 easy arriving In
time for supper the same day.
These Springs are now crowded to excess, num-
bering ovsr 700 persons, great many of whom
have to sleep in the psrlor ball roem ana reading
room. Amongst those from Richmond are the fol.
lowing: Miss E Adock. Miss Libby, Capt. s. d.
Gooch, Henry A. Wise, r.. T.. w. Frayser, NJ G.
Whitman, James Tyler, Capt G. w Baker R.
W. Apperson, JAS J. Dixon, J. d. Richardson, ].
w. Balentine, John +. Taylor.
Yours, WASHITA.
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AFTER A THlrr.--Mr. Thornton, senior inspee

AFTER A THlEr.-Mr. Thornton, senior inspec-
tor Of the Metropolitan Police, London, an officer
celebrated Tor his detective exploits, arrived In
New York by the last steamer, in pursuit of the
chief clerk of the Treasury Solicitors Office who,
1t Ia alleged embezzled funds from the office to the
extent of nearly g. 409 and absconded with the
money about the last of May. He was caught in
Buffalo, compelled 10 disgorgc, and then released
Mr. Z. Is the officer who figured so eonspicuously
under the name of Inspector Dornton, in several
entertaining sketches In Dickens Household
Words, giving an account of tho secret oper atoms
of the London detective system