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strike the reader as possessing extraordinary
bo!dasss and vigor -- as also being felicitous
in thought and expression. z 49, la.le
Cold blows the wild December blast
Among these snow capped. hills, .laa7e
And cold the yestal moon now shines
Upon the frozen rills, ! gss'io sEasa
The bare trees stand like sentinels,
To guard these solitudes, -
That reign with owful stiffness
Through these Wild and pathless woods.
The Wild cat from his rocky den yg4
Comes with . piercing scream SO
liis asrcs eye in The full moonlight =
Flashes with fearful gIcam. s0i',.. aT2s
The mountain. wolf sends up her cry
! Since morn she has not fed; 81 yas
And shsis eager now to slay, ,lsr al'r
And s'banquet on the dead" ae s5,sa.
The saceooa walks aloae to night % Ri
Wiihia tho frozen bog, y ~ ost
And leaves his foot-prints Ia the snow
Upon the maple log. 'ss ~ .
The deep mouthei owl far up the glen,
Holds undisputed sway ,H
He sits--Night's sloneliest chorister--1, sss
Upon the beecllen spray. aa . a2gt
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The slsnder Doe has gone to rest--.aa, a
The t:fesome chase is DER,
Oar faithful hounds have lost her track,
To be rsgained no more. "A, ..g I:
Nights lonely moments coldly ay
With siillness al sup,ema.
Save vhsn the owls long, moody cry 81. :.
Comes with the Wild cats scream.
A blazing ere, before our tent, 'lp
Sends out its brilliant light
And from each near projecting rock,
DispeIs the frost Of night. asfsF tR.s s' y
Afatdesrhsngsl against the trse-- zaaa
Hisslepder ,hmba are still q gsgsa IS
Nomorp his musky feet viii paw
Upon she yellow bill. ,.,s ,ss,ss, :
Before the Gre our hounds nov sleep "
The mouatain chase Is done
We rods through wild untroddsn dslls
Until the stag was won.
Drear isthe night--I CANNOT sleep 81 7
Among these frozen hills ~
For Natures widest Poetry
Nv scul's deep casket fiIs.
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lime and EtsfnitA.

A lady once looked into a book and saw
word which made her much afraid She
could not sleep that night. She loved life.
She Lowell this world. She did not wish 10
leave it. The word she saw in the book was
'ErERNITY." 1t is solemn word. / do
not wonder that it fills the minds of sinners
with fear. Yet the pious do not hate the
word. They think of it often. They love
to think Of It. But what is eternityi It is
like sea which has no shore; race that is
never all run a river that has no spring and
no mouth, yet always flows. 1t is forever
and ever. None but God fully knows what
ft Is. We know il is not time told by hours
days, months, years, and ages. We speak
of an eternity past, and of an eternity to
come. Yet there are not two. But we so
speak, because we are at loss for WORDS
We 60 back, back, back, until our minds
tire; but We come not to any point where
eternity began. We go on, on, on, until
We can go no further, and yet there is no
end.
A teacher in blind school once gave this
sun, to one Of the boys. He was 10 work it
out in his mind. "a pile Of sand is ten feet
high, ten feet wide, and seventy feet long
Each square solid inch contains ten thous.
and grains. A bird comes every thousand
years and takes away one grain at time.
How long would it take to carry away all
the sand r This little blind boy soon gave
the answer, which was, that it would take
iz6 ,666, ,060, COO, ,9Go year.. Whe. long
row of figures You cannot form an idea
Of such sum. Now put all the sand on
the sea-shore into one heap, and let bird
take away one grain every thousand years,
till all is gone, and yet that would not De
the end of eternity, Eternity has no end
Some ofthe ancients tiied to give some idea
Of eternity 10y drawing circle. A circle
has no end. In that It is like eternity
But in no other respect We can measure
all circles. Bat we cannot measure eternity.
None but God knows what it is. Mems
bodies may die. but shall live again, But
their souls live on, and on, and on, forever
Nor do angels ever, cease to live. All an
gels and all men shall live as long as God
lives.
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AT a meeting of the unmarried printers,
which convened not long sincs. the following
toast was drank in silence Woman, heav-
en- reward her, she is always in favor of y
well conducted press" I;
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Diplomatic Correspondence.

The President sent to the Senate on
Thursday the correspondence which has
taken place between the representatives of
this government and those of Great Brit
ain, IN the enlistment question. The
first letters between the parties were main
ly introductory to the general and earnest
discussion Of principles. The more re-
cent correspondence is given at length,
and will be found to posses the highest
interest, not only as the details Of a sub
ject which has considerably agitated the
policy of the two countries, bat as pre-
senting the most complete vindication of
the justice and consistency Of the United
States government. We can but regard
the pretensions, evasions and argumenta-
ton of Lord Clarendon as completely
overwhelmed by the straightforward and
logical reasoning of Messrs. Marcy and
Buchanan. Nor can we entertain a doubt
hat the British press and people will dis
tinctly perceive and admit that the force
of fact, precedens and argument is entire
ly with the United States, on this plain
question. Is is certain that there will be
but n opinion on the subject in this
country.--Bahimore Sun.
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DR.. BeaIe and the New York Dentists

DR.. Beale and the New York Dentists.
DR.. Beale, the Philadelphia dentist,
was honored by the dentists of New York,
with a public reception IN Friday last.
DR.. Bcale gave a history of his misfor-
tunes, in which he acquitted his accuser of
all blame, and expressed his belief that
she was honest in her convictions of his
guilt. A committee of Philadelphia Ia
dies who subsequently waited upon the
mother-in-law of the ~prosccutrix, to get
assistance in obtaining his release, learn
ed from her that the family were well sat
isied that the alleged offence had not been
committed. He thought that the young
lady and her husband would long since
have pronounced him innocent, but for
the fear that he would prosecute them
for damages, although God knew he would
do nothing of the kind. However, by
the aid of his friends he had regained his
liberty, and was once more surrounded
by his family. Since his release he was
happy to say that some of the first and
best men in Philadelphia had given him
strong proof of their belief in his inno-
cenco, by sending to his Office their wives
and daughters unattended.
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CONGRESSIONAL
WASHINGTON March 8.

SENATE.-The bill authorizing the con-
struction of ten sloops of war was taken
up, and Bell of Tenn, spoke in favor of
the bill, and Mr.. Hale against it.
The bill was then passed.
1t is estimated that the cost Of each
of the sloops Of war, including equip
ment and steam machinery, would be
$5O7 1000.
The present bill appropriated two mil
lions towards their construction.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the election case of Mr. Trum-
bull, claiming his seat as U. S. Senator
from Illinois.
Mr.. Crittenden favored Mr.. Trumbuli's
claim, and Mr.. Pugh argued against it.
The question still pending, the Senate
adjourned.
HoUsE.-Rev. Daniel Waldo, Chaplain
of the House, made his first appearance
to-day. The House proceeded to the
consideration of the deficiency a%ppropria-
ton bill.
Without concluding the subject, the
House adjourned.
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I'll -sPIRIT- OF Dem OCRACY

question had not been satisfactorily adj
justed, until he learned the completely of
Mr.. Champion in the affair.
Mr.. Marcy to Mr.. Buchanan, under
date of Oct. Is, says the President de-
mands redress.
Mr.. Buchanan to Mr.. Marcy, under
date of Nov. 9, relates his conversation
with Lord Clarendon.
Lord Clarendon to Mr.. Champion, un-
der date of November 16, says that her
Majesty did not doubt that the frank cx-
preston of regret for any violation of the
United States law which contrary to in
structions, might have taken place to cor
rect an error, or rather an omission, in
his Lordship's report of a remark made
by Mr.. Buchanan in Lord Clarendon's
dispatch to Mr.. Champion. Mr. Buchanan
read the following paragraph from his
dispatch to Mr.. Champion, of Novem-
Der 16.
"Before offering any remarks on yours
of 18th, it will be proper to state that
when it was made to me by Mr.. Buchanan
| had no cognizance of Mr.. Marcy's dis
patches Of July Is, to what it alluded,
and of which q copy was transmitted, and
upon my observing this to Mr.. Buchanan
he said he had not thought it necessary
to inclose it to me, as before it reached
him he had received my note Of July 16,
which he thought would finally settle the
questions which had arisen between the
two Governments"
Mr.. Buchanan says: II then observed
to his Lordship, that his omission con-
sisted in not having added the qualiiea-
tion which / made at the time to this re-
mark, that when l received your dispatche.
of July 18th, / had not the least idea Of
Mr.. Champions completely in the bust
ness of recruiting, and which I received
your private letter of Sept. 22d. His
Lordship said that he did not recollect
that l made this remark, at the time,
though it was quite probable"
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rfhe Know Nothing Nomination.

; Differentiation of Nh. Fillmore is not
SO cordially received, by a portion of the
Know Nothing party, as his friends an
tieipated. Many ofthe northern presses,
which were supposed to be favorable to
that p are either opposed to Mr. Fill
mere, or faiiste declare themselves on Ell
thcrsidec orTAc of George Law are
particularly hostile TO him. IL the south,
so far as We can harn ne has no opponents
fin his own parity and they even profess
to have hopes of e%lecting hhn.
+ IN the lower house of Congress he has
about forty supporters, comprising thirty
of those who voted for Mr.. Fuller and ten
who voted for Mr.. Banks. ; iphe real
strength of Mr.. Fillmore, however cannot
be even approximately determined until
after tile F~reesoilers have made their nom-
~ihhation IF they should nominate Mr..
Seward which we think highly probable,
or Mf.sChase, all those who arc now shalt
hing between two opinions" will fall in on
Mr.. Filfmore's side; but if they should
nominate a candidate who has Know Moth
ing procliyities, Mr.. Fillmore's force III the
~northewill he materially weakened.
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supnssedwCase or Poisouins.

A man who lived in that part of Noble
county which was formerly q portion ofthis,
died a few weeks since, under circumstan-
ccs which led to the suspicion that he had
been poisoned The stomach Of the de-
ceased. was sent to Cincinnati and its con-
tents were analysed. The result is, for
some reason. yelled in much secrecy; ru-
says that a large quantity of poison
was found. We are not informed of any
arrest having been made, though there
seems to be but one opinion as to the author.
We suppress names until something more
reliable is brought to light.
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DUFF's MERCANTILE CoLLEGE, T,firTs-
BURGH.-"But the principal attraction of
the establishment is the ,consumate abili-
ty with which the commercial department
has been, for many years, conducted, under
the immediate direction of the principal.
Mr.. Duff has himself formerly ofieiated
in every department. of business, from. the
bookkeeping up to the extensive foreign
merchant, ship owner, bank director, &c,
and, as is observed by one of our city
merchants, "a man Of such multiplied
and varied experience must know how to
direct others what to learn, and how to
learn it." He not only unfolds the alb
stract science of accounts, but Ms lectures
upon every department. of commerce cast
a light over all its details and its ~iitrica-
cies which can be given alone by. one
familiar with its realities With this light
before him the young merchant enters into
the labors and responsibilities Of his pro-
fession with many valuable practical les
SON which he can obtain from nosother
source. = Mr.. Duff's new and ex-
cellent treatise upon merchants accounts,
published by Messrs. Harpers, viii be
priced by every merchant as an indispen-
sable addition to his library; and there
are but few accountants so old or wise as
not to draw valuable information from
il. n-Hunt's Merchants Magazine for
February.
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DARING FEAT OF TWO HoRsEs.-We
learn that. as the cars were crossing over
the mountain track, on Tuesday last, two
horses ran on the track in front OF the
train, and kept before the cars for some
distance, till they reached a point on the
road where escape was impossible. except
thew crossed over on a trestle bridge some
seventy-ive feet high, and about 0 feet
long.-Nothing daunted, the horses de-
liberately undertook the performance OF
this difficult task; and when about half
way across the bridge, one of the horses
fell off and broke his leg. The other
crossed over in safety. = Chartotfstsas
Va.) Adcocete.
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March, 4,

N1dfCH, f..
SENATE.-After the presentation of pc
Mr.. Brown from the Judiciary
reported a bill to extend the
jurisdiction Of Justices of the Peace
throughout the county in certain cases.
Also, o bill to enable married wolne to
control their earnings and the earnings
of their minor children. Also, a bill to
amend the act of the jurisdiction and pro-
cedure of justices in civil cases. Read
the first time.
The bill to fix the rate of interest, and
prevent usury, was read the third time,
and then passed. Yeas 20, nays IL.
The senate went into Committee of the
Whole and considered the bill for the col
lection of the taxes half yearly Also the
bill to take the jurisdiction of minor Of
from the Probate Courts
HoUsE.-The bill supplementary to the
act.defning the powers and duties of JUS
tees in criminal cases, was read the third
time and passed-yeas 76, nays I.
The bill to amend the act to provide
for the settlement of the affairs of deceas-
ed persons, was read the third time and
passe6-yeas 81, nays3.
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Prospect of q fight.

WASHINGTON, March 6.--Positive in
formation has been received here that
over 400 organized and we'll armed men
left New Orleans the morning of Feb. the
9th, in the steamship Prometheus, to join
Col. Walker. There is a prospect OF a
fight. Most of the men are from the
West and know how to. use arms. A free
passage is given them. Arrangements
have been made for S00Smore for the
next steamer.
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WASHINGTON March 4.

SENATE.-A bill making an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for new Notifications at
Galveston was considered and passed.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Illinois election case.
HoUsE.-Smith of Ala, introduced a
bill to prevent the introduction of foreign
criminals, paupcrs, l~unatics and insane
persons. Referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
The Senate bill for the construction of
ten sloops-of-war was referred to the
committee on naval affairs.
The deficiency bill was considered and
passed. 1t appropriates among other
items, $150,000 to the disabled seamen.
The House then adjourned.
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March 6.

SENATE.--The county fee bill was amend
ed, and recommitted to the committee on
Fees and salaries.
The Senate resolved itself into Commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. Matthews in the
chair, and considered the Probate Court
Jurisdiction bill.
HoUsE.-The Speaker laid before the
House a report from the Treasurer Of
State respecting the amount of depreci-
ated and counterfeit bank paper received
at the Treasury since 1925.
The House then went into committee
of the Whole, before having got through
the business of reading bills.
The bill to remove the jurisdiction
of minor offences from the Probate Court
was under consideration.
Mr.. Matthews opposed the amendment
made in Committee of the Whole, to en-
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Barnesvllle Classical Institute.

LIN 1SSO0AS @
In a short time (see advertisement this
highly f%ourishing Institution Of learning
will commence its Spring term.a No per-
son wishing aprofound and thorough an
alitical knowledge ofthe different branches
of study usually taught in orr schools.
and colleges can do better than. to take q.
course of study in this institute. Messrs..
Davenport and Thompson have uniformly,
since they commenced teaching, succeed
ed in the performance of their duty, to the
entire satisfaction of their pupils general
ly, as also of all who have been acquainted
with their school. Young men desiring
practical training in Surveying and Civ
i'll Engineering, will find here all the
necessary facilities, as the school is
well provided with apparatus for giving
field exercises in these important sciences
to such pupils as may desire such means
of instruction. Mr.. Thompson, who was
i'll part of the last term, is, / am happy to
learn, able to take charge of the Mathe-
NAUTICAL department in the Institu to-
GAINESVILLE is a very pleasant village and
has a healthy location, and is very convent
emily situated for an institution of the kind,
| have no doubt that a good education
may be acquired there, at aslittlepecuni-
airy expense. The peoples of Belmonts and
adjoining eodnties cannot be too strongly
urged to %patronize the worthy teachers
who conduct this Institute. CIV. n.
ST. ClairsyilleE o. ~r r. S
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NATIONAL CoURTEsIEs.-The NorioiA
Argus notices with pleasure the lac. .ha'
the British shipping in the harbor OF y OF
folk, decorated their masts with nasS Oh
the 22d, in honor of the national hhiVer-
sary. The British ship Victoria, Capt.
Wallace, in particular, presented q hano-
some appearance.
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powor the prosecuting Attorney to pros
ecute such minor offences, in the Common
Pleas, by information, without the inter
vention of the Grand Jury.
MI. Brace moved to amend the amend
ment SO as to restrict the-proceeding by
information to cases sent up from below
on recognizance,, or where the party is
in custody for the offence charged.
The amendment to the amendment was
agreed to, and the amendment was then
adopted-yeas II, nays II.
The amendment striking out the Sec
ton which excepted certain counties from
the operation of the bill was also adopted.
The amendments were ordered to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. Taylor reported back from the
Finance Committee the bill to repeal the
crow-bar-law, and recommended its pas
sage. The bill was r~ceommitted.
March I.
SENATE.-The committee on Schools,
introduced a bill to amend the School
law, which vas read the first time.
Mr.. Bundy reported back from the Com
mittee on Fees the bill to fix the salaries
of county officers, and provide for the pay
ment of the fees into the county treasury.
The amendments to the bill were agreed
to, and the bill ordered to be %engrossed.
Mr.. Kelly reported back the bill for
the collection of taxes ~semi-annually, with
amendments. The amendments were
agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be
engrossed,
Several bills were read the second time,
and the bill to take the jurisdiction OF
minor offences from the probate Court
was read the third time and passed; yeas
20, nays 4.
The following bill was introduced and
read the first time.
Mr.. Yaple, a bill for defining the pow.
ers and duties of Township Trustees.
The bill to kill dogs was under consider
alton and a lengthy debate followed res.
pecting dogs, COWS, sheep, cats and even
canary birds. After considering several
bills the Committee rose and reported
them back to the House.
Mr.. Bingham moved the indefinite post.
ponement of the bill to repeal the law
for the publication of the laws in news
papers. The motion prevailed. Yeas s.
Nays 80.
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What they Think Of it.

The Logan Gazette, an ablyadited
Fusion sheet, comes at the present Ohio
Legislature, thus:
We submit to the people of Ohio wheth-
er they can afford to pay our Senators and
Representatives each four dollars per day
discussing Kansas affairs and making
sGod-and-Liberty speeehes9'lWererthey
elected for this purpose? We think not
1t is u private opinion, that if they will
dispense with the supervision of tile Fed
eral Government. conform their Legisla-
ton to the Constitution of the State, re-
spect the decisions.of the Supreme Court,
refrain from illegally brow-beating Exec
utive officers, and make a very early adj
journment, they will commend themselves to
the approval of a discerning and enlight-
ened public. 1t is with individual ex-
ceptions, a sort of BarebonesP arliament,'
anyhow, this Legislature is, and we feel
unhappy while it is in session. Do, gentle
men, get ready to depart for your respee-
tive places Of abode as soon as posi-
HE
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March 3, 1856.


2 SENATE.-The bill to amend the tax
law was read the third time.
Mr.. Griswold moved to recommit, with
instructions to amend SO as to provide
that all State stocks or bonds in the hands
of corporations or citizens of this State,
not specially exempt by the act providing
for their issue, shall be subject to taxa
ton. The entire forenoon WAS spent in
its discussion.
The question was then taken, and pre-
vailed-yeas Is, nays IL. So the bill
was re-committed.
The bill for the consolidation of rail-
roads was read the third time and pas
sed-yeas "a, nays 4:
Mr.. Kelley, from the committee, report
ed back the bill to amend the tax law,
with the amendment as instructed by the
Senate. The amendment was lost.
This bill defines the word "credits" as
used in the Constitution to mean what is
owing to a man after all his debts are
deducted. 1t provides also that banks
are to be taxed only on their profits.
A discussion followed, in which Mr..
Hamilton, Mr.. Brace, Mr.. Kelley, Mr..
Phelps and Mr.. Homes took part.
HoUsE.-The House went into Com
mittee of the Whole. After considering
several bills, the Committee rose and re-
ported. The bills were referred and Or
dered 10 be e%ngrossed.
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WAsHINeroN, March

WASHINGTON, March I.
The House renewed the examination
of the report of the Committe on Elec-
tions.
The entire day was consumed inspeech
making Mr.. Oliver Of Missouri, Mr.. Cum
back efIndiana and Mr. Culfen-w were the
principal sneakers.
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From Chicago.

MARCH 6.--Mr. Dyer, Democratic can
didate for mayor, was elected yesterday
by 400 majority. The City Council stands
four Republicans to FIVE Democrats.