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Washington telegraph., 1856-02-06

ordinary walk and .conversat ion, and devote
ourselves occasionally for whole evening
to the single business of being agreeable.
A man is generous in company, if only for
very shame. The Gospel, according to
Grab. is incredible in the society of we'll
dressed and well-behaved ladies and gentle
men. Everybody becomes oblicing as a
matter of course, and feels the beauty and
the ecstacy of preferring the happiness of
others before his own.
Let Us be more social. What is more
easy than for the people of a village to have
weekly assembly in some public room,
with Fery simple. inexpensive refreshments,
the coet to be shared by the company p
No speech making or other humbus, but
mere social enjoyment is the object Let
there be tables for cards. drafts and chess :;
aoor for dancing. chairs for takers and
let every one amuse himself in the way he
prefers An occasional song. glee, or -cho-
rus, would. Of course. enliven the occasion
There is no reason why our villagers should
be dependent for amusement upon circuses
and strolling companies of players, magi-
Clans, and singers. They have the means
of enjoyment within themselves which only
need to be combined and brought out. The
only sensible. and the most pleasant cele-
bration of the 4th of July that we ever wit
messed. was in village in the West where
all the people. old ana young. rich and poor,
clergy and laymen saints and sinners, dined
together In grove. The children frolick-
ed about. while the elders ate their dinner,
and when they were satisfied. the tables
were newly arranged for the Juveniles 1t
was most cheerful and pleasant scene
Everybody was as happy as the afternoon
was long
Let us be more social, and we shall all be
the better for it.
Washington telegraph., 1856-02-06
The Richardson Construction Of
y the Kansas-Nebraska Bill,

We charged a few days ago that Mr.
Richardson, the administration candidate fo,
Speaker. construed the Kansas Nebraska
bill to mean just what Howell Cobb, A. ii
Stephens. Clingman. aud Orr construed II
not to mean We charged that Mr. Rich.
ardson had defended his vote upon this bill
on the ground that the abrogstion of the
Missouri Compromise line would extend the
''area of freedom and prevent the exten
sion of the peculiar institution The
Union. the organ of Mr. Richardson. Pierce,
and of the Irish Brigade, has not attempted
to defend Mr. Richardson This dnplieity
on the Kansas Nebraska bill demands at
our hands full. complete and thorough ex-
posure, and the country has right to know
the position of Mr.. Richardson upon this
question, and We mean that it shall be per-
fectly understood
AT meeting of the Democracy, beld at
Middleport, in the county of Iroquois, Hi
nols. among the resolutions adopted is the
following:
"PesolUcd, That the Democratic party is
lot only opposed to the further extension of
slavery, but is now legislating against its
extension"
That is. that the Kansas Nebraska bill is
the Democratic Legislation against the ex-
tension of slavery THIS is the opinion of
the Illinois Democracy, the home of Doug
las and Richardson. This is the opinion of
the Illinois Democracy upon the measure"
which Messrs. Cobb. Stephens, CInsman,
Orr aud CLANCY Jones construe to mean 6i
rectly the opposite
This is an exhibition of the Janus-faced
position of the administration rarty, upon
the Kansas Nebraska bill This is the DO
sltlOn of the Northern administration par.
ty, which is protesting such great love for
the South aud its institutions. This is the
nationality Of the Richardson phalanx
This is the Richardson, Stuart, Cobb and
Orr platform 4 measure is made the test
which is construed in the North to mean
one thing, and in the South to mean direct
ly the opposite. How long will the South
trust itself in the keeping Of such politi-
clans. whose only purpose is to keep up
continued agitation about the meaning of
words =! Ah, but replies the gentlemen.
this Is the ''squatter sovereignty principle,
which places Hindoo. Hottentot, and con-
demned criminals from abroad, on an equal
footing with the native born sons of Ameri.
ca. This is the principle which makes
Guinea negro equal to Chinaman. and a
Botany Bay felon equal to an American,
and which gives to either perjured Euro
pean convict, an infidcI German, or an Afri-
can heather. more power than to an officer
of the American army; for the Kansas Ne
braska bill prohibits officers and soldiers of
the army from voting in the Territory
Yes. this is protecting American interests,
by the principle of ''squatter sovereignty"
which Messrs. Richardson, Douglas, Cobb,
Orr and last, though not least, Mr. Clancy
Jones, have made the test of nationality
The country has been governed enough by
politicians. 1t is time such men were ar
rested in their efforts to ruin the country,
aud sell it ont TO convicts, hcathens. and
Guinea negroes, on the principle of squat
ter sovereignty
Washington american Organ
Washington telegraph., 1856-02-06


BEAUTIFUL rHoUGHT-There is but .
breath of air and beat of the heart between
this world and the next. And in the brief
interval of painful and awful suspense, while
We feel that death is present with us, that
we are powerle ess-and the last faint pulsa-
ton here is but the prelude Of endless life
hereafter-we feel in the midst the stunning
calamity about to befall u.s. that earth has
no compensating good to mitigate the sever
ity of our loss. But there is no grief with
out some benefcent provision to soften its
intenseness. When the good and lovely
die the memory of good deeds like the
noonbeams on the stormy sea. lights up
our darkened hearts, and lends to the sur
rounding gloom beauty go sad, 80 sweet.
that we would not, if we could, dispel the
darkness that environs them.
Washington telegraph., 1856-02-06

The Cswego (N. W Palladium contain,
the following paragraph about the supposed
discovery Of titles to immense property in
the city of New York and the State of New
Jersey
Two of our own citizens have recently
discovered titles to large estate in New
York city aud in New Jersey, of which
| they have remained in blisSful ignorance all
| their lives We viii not go into al, the de-
tails of the case at present, as we shall be
able to go more specifically into facts by-and-
by. But We will now briefly relate the
discovery of some old title deeds which have
been lost ever since he time of the revolu-
ton. The circumstances are that about the
time OF the breaking out of the revolution
an old lady resided upon a farm now embra-
cling the most central part of New York
city, and not willing to encounter the trou-
bies incident to the approaching struggle,
she returned to Holland, her native country.
to remain till the war was over, leaving a
daughter in New York, and some sons in
the country. But. unfortunately, about a
year previous to the close of the war, she
died suddenly, and when search was made
for the deeds to her farm and other proper
ty in this country, they could not be found,
aud remained undiscovered until a few
weeks ago. In the meantime her family
was scattered. and her personal effects,
household furniture, &C., were distributed
with them Among other articles, a rela-
tive came In possession of an old bureau
that had been in the family for over forty
years.
1t has always been noticed by the posses
sors of this old heirloom. that upon the un-
der side of one of the drawers was nailed
firmly square piece of tin, but it was sup
posed to have been placed there to cover
hole OF defect in the drawer. A few weeks
ago. however, the lady who possessed the
article was led on overhauling its contents,
and noticing that the drawer was completely
sound, to remove this piece of tin. On do
ing so, what should she discover but the long
missing documents. consisting of seven title
deeds. on parchment, in the Dutch language.
all in perfect state of preservatioB. Of
course the discovery was at once made
known to the relatives and heirs, among the
number two well known citizens of Oswego;
aud the proper steps for recovering the pro-
perty, most of which is now held by the
corporation of New York, are about to be
taken.
But this is not all The discovery of
these documents bas led to the discovery of
titles to valuable property, embracing some
$4,000 acres of land in New Jersey. In
! this case it seems an ancestor of these heirs,
who was large landholder nearly 100 years
ago, leased large quantity Of land in New
jersey in small farms to different individu-
ais. for term of ninety nine years. These
leases are now about to expire. and the
property viii revert to the heirs above nam
| ed
Washington telegraph., 1856-02-06
Drunkenness a Source of Rerenue.

Drunkenness a Source of Rerenue
The New York Express says: 1--WE can
truly say that the city never exhibited so
many intoxicated persons as on New Years
day. In fact every other person you met
after 10 o'clock. p. M, was staggering along.
During the "a hours there were SOP arrests.
and III constituents The fine is SIG or
ten days imprisonment in the city prison.
The above number were fined the above
amount.
The amount Of fines imposed was 81, no
4 pretty fair revenue from ons days drunk.
enness.
Washington telegraph., 1856-02-06

styles. ducks, venison. quail. fish. chocolate,
coffee, nuts. and all the wines and liquors to
be found In the best restaurants. Whoever
is admitted to the rooms, either as players
or spectators, are also admitted to their sup
5Fers. free of charge; don't gamblers under
stand human nature }? The keeper was im-
patient to have the House organized so
members could draw their mileage. and
make his business better. (9 This is but
'oDe OF many institutions in this city, and
the Tiger is bound to be fed though the peo-
pie starve.
Washington telegraph., 1856-02-06
American Sympathies with Rus

The North British Review for Novem-
Der contains an article on the present war.
entitled The Significance of the Struggle,
from which We make the following ex-
tracts:
And these considerations. by the
way, will help us to explain matter which
has given rise to much natural vexation and
not quite just disappointment, viz: the cold
ness and non-sympathies of the Americans.
At the first sight. no doubt. it seems but
hitting that. In the battle we are waging for
Justice and civilization, the good wishes. at
least, of tie people who boast themselves
'ne mos. enlightened upon earth. should be
enlisted on our side; that. In striving to re-
pres the aggressions of the great despot Of
The Old World, We should have the hearty
prayers. if not the active assistance, of the
great Republic of the New; and that q
land once the hope and refuge of the In
jured and the prosecuted. should on all oc-
casons be more ready to plead for and en-.
courage the oppressed. than to applaud and
Mound On the oppressor. Unhappily. it il
not so; and. among many less worthy and
aSoSable reasons why it should not be 50, j.
one which is not disoredifable to the Amer.
sans s and ought not to be surprising to us
Al Is dlthcult to make it clear to them tina,
'as VA We are uaging is. in any intslligI
Washington telegraph., 1856-02-06

The SECRET OF SUCCESS price of
liberty. it has been said, is eternal vigi-
lance" 1t is true of success in some things
A thoughtful observance of the rules which
the experience Of men has fixed, must be
maintained in almost every undertaking. if
we would win the prize upon which our
hearts ase set. With this introduction, the
Philadelphia Inquirer makes the following
remarks:
The business man, the merchant, me.
chaDic or trader, has not only to exercise
thoughtful observance of himself and his af-
fairs. but he must excite thoughts in others Of
himself and his business 1t is not sufii-
cient for the merchant that he has been
carefully schooled in a knowledge Of the
goods he deals in, that be has selected his
stock carefully, and has rented a store in
which to display it these are but prepara-
tory steps; he must let the business public
know where he is, that he has the goods for
sale, and where they can be seen, admired
and purchased. A man cannot sit in hfs
store nowadays, aud expect that trade will
come to him. He must invite it. Merely
putting up sign and then taking seat in
bis counting-room. like spider waiting for
something to come into its web, will not an
swer. The great public. busted with thou
sand other things, must be constantly re-,
minded of bis goods and place Of Business ),
and to do this efectually there is but one
way. The great lever which lifts the indi-
vidual and his business above the heads of
many. that all may see, is the newspaper
He who forgets or neglects this power. il
lost in the crowd, and jostled out or trodden
dawn -
Washington telegraph., 1856-02-06
The Man with White Hair

On the excursion train from Utica to
Boonville. at the opening of the Utica and
Black River Railroad. our attention was ar
rested by the singular appearance of an ap-
parentiy middle aged man. whose hair and
whiskers were perfectly white We learn
ed, upon inquiry. that he was a native of
! Oneida county, but was now a resident of
California, where he has resided for several
years. engaged principally in mining. The
cause OF bis white hair he explained as fol-
lows
lie was engaged in mining ami had sew
eral men engaged at work IN a mine which
extended some ways under ground One
day he went to carry the dinner to bis men.
and when he had been there but few min
utes, they heard the unmistakable sounds Of
the caving in Of the sides at the mouth Of
the shaft
-Four men started at once. hoping to es
cape, but were met by the falling earth and
crushed to death. He was enclosed in 9
space of about six by twelve feet. whis
three men below him were cut of from any
communication with him, and he supposed
they were crushed to death. He bad light
and plenty of water and provisions, but his
chances of ever seeing daylight were not
very Hatterlng as he was some 60 or rs
feet under the surface Of the earth, and he
was not certain that the disaster would be
discovered in time to relieve him and if
such attempt should be made. the prospect
was that it would prove Intellectual
Fortunately the disaster was early diseov-
cred and large force was set at work, and
after unremitted exertions for three days
and nights he was discovered in an exhaust
ed condition. The three men below him
were also found alive When taken out his
friends declared that for day or two he
was partially insane. His hair had also be-
come nearly white during his confinement
His feelings during those three days. he
claimed, could not be imagined, but tb.t his
whole life passed rapidly in review and that
every act was brought wildly to mind. In
fact. those three days appeared lifetime
to him. He said that the sight of one. of
those shafts always caused shudder to pass
over him Watcrto,cn IN. " Journal.
Washington telegraph., 1856-02-06

The City Marshal of Bangor. Maine,
seeing man drinking cut of a bottle, of.
fered him So to tell him where he got it.
The money was forked over and pocketed
and the Marshal was shown to the pump
What sell
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22
NO Il.

and discreet when the drankest. Bet tins
mustn't gosto show that there Is any Wis
dom in getting drunk. II showstEat such
men have sense, Wit and wisdom lying
dormant at the bottoms of.their bellies, OF
in some dark corner of their sieggizh sys-
TENS. and ikat all that is wanting is siiak-
ing up-an EXETER, or something TO arouse
and bring out their latent intellectual en-
ergies. All you want, ,nysobef brethren.
i a kealisy exercise of both tie Physical
and naeraai functions ana thereby yea ss;slli
gain strength, flesh and wisdom. What
IS wisdom 1; is knowing how 70 do, act
and conduct yourselves. 50 that il ss..aiI re-
dound to your own good !; and, to effect
this, you ought to know wha, eousseto pssr-
sue better than l can tell You. IF you don't
know it, it Is time you did.
My hearers; is well enough to make
a virtue of necessity by hulntliDg your
bodies by fasting wheL you can get moth
ing to eat; hut when provisions are abun-
dant and money plenty, it is nc sin to IA
vor the man OF flesh with little extra fat.
1t is the spirit that wants hunbling, not
the body. Oh, that proud and high-strung
spirit of mani-how it wants balter-break-
ing. II you could only subdue ii so as to
make it go well and easy in the carnai
traces, it would jog along with you to the
grave as gently as Il jackass before light
load of clans. So mote it be!
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22
Gbe Qoet' S Golumn.
From the Knickerbocker Magazine.
CATER BOOTS.


BY ROBIN RATTLEBRAIN, A. N.
Odainty footl
0 gaiter boot!
To pieey you're shocking
only know
OF one thing worse
and that's a snow-wnite stocking.
So neat and clean,
Together seen,
Fen stoics must agree
To you to vote, r
What GRAY once wrote,
A handsome LEG.
The LASTING theme
OF midnight dream,
The very SOUL of song;
Man wants you little
Here below,
And never wants you long.
BY Plato ne'er
Sent tripping here;
BY Plato rather given, -
To lead poor man
AN easy pian)
To any place but Heaven.
Yet still VOW
There's magic now
About a woman's foot,
And cunning was
The wizard hand
That made gaiter-boot.
For while the knave
The CATERS gave
To mortals to ensnare them,
Mankind he hoaxed,
And even coaxed
The angels down to wear them.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22
THE srRP-DAUGETER.

She is not mine, aud to my heart
Perhaps she is less dear
Than those who OF my life are part,
This is the sin fear
And ever in the dread to err,
Ay, loving those the best,
More gentle have / been to her
Perhaps than all the rest.
Has any little fault occurred,
That may rcbuke demand,
Ere ] can speak hasty word,
Or lift a chiding hand,
An angels face comes fitting by;
with look so sad and mild,
"A voice floats softly from the sky
Woaldst harm my orphan child 2"
No--witness thou, and all above,
I'll cherish her as mine
VT may | lose her fathers love
a love that once was thiue!
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22
The Law of Newspapers.

|. Subscribers who do not give express no.
tiee to the contrary are considered as wish
Ing to continue their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the discontinuance oi
their periodicals, the publisher may continue
10 send them until all arrearages are paid.
s. .ff-esabscrihcrs neglect or refuSe TO take
their PERIODICALS from the Office to which they
ara directed, they are held responsible, till they
have settled tile bill and ordered them discon-
tinued.
L. If Subscribers remove to other'places with
out informing the publisher, and the papers are
sent to the former direction, they are held res
Ponsbe. f-
s. The Courts have decided that refusing to
take periodicals from the office, or removing
and leaving them uncalled for, is prima facia
evidence Of intentiona fraud.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22

90 A pretty girl was latelycomplain.
ias to Quaker that she had cold ard was
plagued IN her lips with chaps. Friend
said !, obediah; ",hee should never suffer
nc chaps .,o'ccme near thy lips "a
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22
Che Squatter Sovereign,
rs PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY
MORNING BY
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w post,nasters are requested to act as oui
Agents.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22

TS If you want TO know the way to
the peniteniiary, follow the man who be-
iieves that the $ world owes him living
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22
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to said estate :
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Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22
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Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22
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site is situa-
Kansas Terri
town cf Ia
Ply populated
e finest soil
with a per-
W of the riv-
below. The
ted on q bed
.. Arrange
81 stone coal
T Stock Com
b time there
ow, in course
u, which will
weeks; also,
in process OF
the accom-
time.
> Immediate
ing, by call
IAN Hartman,
geEts TO sell
|th may at all
ready to ac-
most liberal
ATT,
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INs.
Trustees.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22
ERIDLEY.

eh D, 1855.
5iye travel in
es, as a Cen
iniment, and
II ine with q
T. Restorative,
lce It III many
my own head
lie properties,
color. Il am
N )st white /,
titles, my hair
eighteen, and
d L would not
the price OF
% any matter
estorative.-
sagcd in the
to hear from
Tennessee.
!. BOONE.
ftorative con-
r the clarified
hereafter We
On haad both
iich contains
red to specify
Z. Louis, 3I6
hll Druggists
patent niedi-
erms at Prof.
EFT street, s..
.tles for $5
quarts So, or
ger discount
'iental Sana-
C Life Pills,
k i the money
this and t.y
On 4. 7.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22

E~ Great cities are Satan's uniyer-
sites. 8
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22

ktice.

t the under
ff ffadministra-
ourt Of Bour-
b., decd. All
! requested to
those having
present them
inst said es-
aeDt at least
y will be for
RAVE,
Illustrator.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22
FoR YOUR.
~
bguished mem.

hguished mem
B :
ary I, 1855.
| olicited, 7
Being nearlrr
tried all thy
ng no faith -
Of yours, to to
n the hands Of Os
2 with a good Cd
then applied
aiP was all
1orniing and IN
bred, and grew "
Pc present tine
ong-soft ami
before it was
was OF it, and
rapidly, i still
: a week, and
e crop OF hair.
land who has
20 any case in
ally. benefited
the day /; and
ord the result
mended your
dy has 4 large
rritory. Tie
ave confidence
as VIII olesale
iy exhausted
it. You de-
l for one res
has done me,
3 ago Of ever
BOND.
Druggists,
Paul, M. T.
agg, is a min
tor Of the Or
massachusetts,.
bile influence,
M. DYER.
18th, 1850.
lg made trial
s me pleasure
xcellent in re-
nd a constant
l l have been
has also re-
ming gray, to
% other article,
sure and prof.
i. BRAGG.
27th, 1855.
Gents : Yours
closed please
pr hair restor
rae six dozen
elit.a 1t had
Old 4 man six
brought new
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22

E9 At an examination of the College
of Surgeons, candidate was asked by
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22

NV Brethren, be chaste til you're tempted,
While sober be wise and discreet;
And humble your bodies by fasting,
As Oft as you have nothing to eat.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22
YM. DYER,
! 18th, 1855.

27th, , 1855.
Gents : Yours
closed please
pr hair restor
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-22

rae six dozen
Felit.a lit had
Foid i man six
| brought new