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The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-16

In reply 10 Mr. SNoEs, Of New York On government
penditures delivered in the House Of Representatives
August IL, 1856
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Orders for tickets and shares and certificates Of
sAsRdd lotteries will receive the
account o. each druwtRg viii be muedsey
/ o all order from
Address p. J. BUCKEY, Agent,
Jaly 10 Wilmington Delaware
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Tho Early Pioneers Of the West.

Mr.. Ferris, in his book on the Great West,
thus sketches the character Of the pioneer
who began to spread themselves throughout
the West, between the close Of the Pontiae's
war and the commencement of the Ameri.
can revolution
The pioneers, living in constant contact
with the Indians, necessarily became NOR
than half savascs in appearance, habits and
manners and frequently the whole savage
character was assumed. Their ordinary
dress was too unique to be forgotten. A
coonskin cap, with the tail dangling at the
back Of the neck, and the snout dropping
upon the forehead; long buckskin Logging,
sswed with q wide fringed welt, down the
outside Of the leg; long, narrow strip oil
coarse cloth, passing around the hips and
between the thighs, was brought mp before
and behind under the belt, and hung down
flaming as they walked loose decrskin
frock open in front, and tapping once and
half round the body, was belted at the
middle, forming convenient wallets on eaen
side for chunks OF hoc-cake, tow, jerked
vcnison, scrcw-drivers and other 61inss' ana
Indian mocasins completed the hunters aP-
parel. Over the whole were slung bullet
pouch and powdcr-horn. From behind the
Left hip dangled scalping knife; fiom the
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Th;, csnerositv was too much for me.

This generosity was too much Tor me.
rose up hastily from the seat had taken.
81 cannot bear Il" said I rashly; :" the
past has been cruel enough, but this is
worse than oil. Oh, I am miserable =
Friends we can never be-let me 90 home! ~
I spoke with the fretfulness Of child; he
looked amazed.
"Am again deceived'' he asked. 81
was told that the gentleman ] saw you with
this evening, Mr.. Branson, was your ac-
cepted lover. know him well he deserves
you Mildred. Irejoiced to SEQ you bright
and animated, rs you used to be, in his soci'
ety-to think there was no blight on the
future for you at least. What can you
mean? You willuot risk surely, the hap
piness of both? Pardon me-" he added
coloring +" forgot I have not even friends
right to warn"
On the brink of ones fate to deliberate is
to lose all.
"Mr. Branson Is nothing to me-" 1said
white and trembling, "and will never be
more ; the past will not let itself 50 soon
be forgotten" Ny tone seemed to excite
him.
"Mildred +" he said, did you then
love him 30 much? All, had mine been the
power"
Ho drew q long breath, and fixed for
moment gaze on my face that solved my
last doubt, broke down the last barrier"
Z" Frank has long been forgotten" I said,
and instinctively Iheld out my haud-"that
was child's love. What want Of the
future, is to be what the past once promised,
Mr.. lacy"
l had stood erect, and spoken audibly up
to this point ; but here my head dropped,
my checks burned, yet from no ignoblc
shame. Ono quick glance Of searching as
tonishment, one rapturous exclamation, and
I was folded in his arms.
Mildred, forgive my doubt. You have
regretted me-you love mo!
"Beyond what you have asked" 1stam.
mercd, hiding my face on his shoulder-"be-
yond friendship. / feel l havo found my
ark of REFUGEE"
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VOLUME xl1-NuMBER IS.

right protruded the handle of hatchet
both weapons stuck In leather cases. Every
hunter carried an awl, q roll Of buckskin,
and strings Of hide, called "whangs," for
thread. In the winter, loose deer.hair was
stuffed into the mocasins to keep the feet
warm.
The pioneers lived in rude log houses,
covered. generally. with pieces of timber.
about three feet in length, and six inches in
width, called nshakes, !" and land over tho
roof instead or sbinoles Tbev had neither
nnail. Glass saw. nor brick Ths boo,es
h. a. hn,o .,.h aoo,. ,;nn.a ,c,.,h., Tn.
,;,b, ,om. aovn ,ho nhimn.v >, ,h,o,,h .
M. q. A.. -. -; .a .,s,h
A .cracvv bemlock sa,,;n, the tro,. Isft .
foo. lonr served far stairs IN IN. MINER
story. Their furniture consisted of tama.
rack bcdsteads framed into the walls, a few
shelves supported on long wooden pins;
chair or two, but more often piece split of
a tree, and 50 trimmed that the branches
served for legs. Their utensil. We're very
.imple; generally nothing bu, n skillet.
which served for bokiny. boilinu. roasting.
wosbi,c d;.bcs maxim, mu.b sc,ld;n,
turkeys. cooking sas.,rrSs tea and making
soap. A Johnny.cake b,ari. instead of a
pan, hung ON pc. in every house.
rhc corn was cracked int, a coarse meal. by
pounding II in wooden mortar. As soon
rs the swine could be kent awsy from the
bears, or rather the bears from them, the
pioneers INDUCED in dish of pork and corn,
boiled together, and known among them as
"hog and hominy." Fried pork to- they
mad "Old Ned"
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Daybreak.

The English language docs not afford u
more exquisite picture of the waning night
and approaching dawn, than the following,
from Mr.. Everett's Grafton on the Uses Of
Astronomy, delivered at Albany, last week :
Much, however, as we are indebted to our
observatories for elevating our conceptions
of the heavenly bodies, they pres, Mt even to
the unaidcd sight scenes of glory whicl
words are too feeble to descr be. ! had oc-
casion, Eew weeks since, to take the early
train from Providence to Boston ; and lor
this purpose rose ut two o'clock in the morn
ing. Everything around was wrapt in
darkness and hushcd in silence, broken onl,
by what seemed at that hour the uneart ly
clank and rush of the train. Ii was mild,
serene, mid-summer's night,-the sky was
without cloud,-the winds were whist
The moon, then in the last quarter, had
just risen, and the stars shonc with spec
tral lustre but little affected by her pres
ence. Jupiter, two hours high, was the
herald Of the day the Pleiades just above
the horizon she'd their sweet influence in the
East (; Lyra sparklcd near the Zenith An
dromeda vciled her newly discovered glorics
from the naked eye in the South; the steady
pointers far beneath the Pole, looked meek.
ly up from the depths Of the North to their
Sovereign.
Such was the glorious spectacle rs en-
tered the train. As we proceeded, the .imid
approach Of twilight became more pcrcepti'
BILE; the intense blue Of the sky began to
soften, the smaller stars, like little children,
went first to rest; the sister beams of the
Plciadcs soon melted together; but the
bright consultations Of the West and North
remained unchanged. Steadily the wond-
rous TRANSPORTATION went on. Hands oi
angels hidden from mortal eyes shifted the
scenery of the heavens the Glories Of night
dissolved into the glorics Of the dawn. The
blue sky now turned more softly gray; the
great watch stars shat up their holy eyes !;
the East began to kindlc. Faint s'reaks OF
purple soon blushcd along the sky; the
whole celestial concavc was filled with the
inaowing tides of the morning light, which
came pouring down from above in one great
ocean of radiance; till at length, as we
reached the Blue Hills, fash Of purple fire
blazed out from above the horizon, and
turned the dewy tear-drops of flower and
leaf into rubies and diamonds. In few
seconds, the everlasting gates OF the morn
ins were thrown wide open. and the lord OF
day, arraycd in slories too serrrc for the
gaze of man, began hi course.
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The old man became alarmed. Il have
cast simple interest for twelve years, and
counted It all over said he. Il will pay
you compound interest, if you require IT,
The debt ought to have been paid long ago ;
but your father was. very indulgent--hs
knew I'd been unlucky, and told me not to
worry about It,
Ny brother then properly set the matter
before him and taking the bank bills, re.
turned them to the old mans pocket book,
telling him that, although our father left no
formal will, he had recommended to his
children to destroy certain notes, due bill
and other evidences Of debt, and release
those who might be legally bound to pay
them.
For moment the worthy old man ap-
pearcd to be stupcfed. After he had col.
lccted himself, and wiping the tears from
his eyes, he said From the time heard
of your fathers death, have rakcd and
scapcd and pinched and spared, to get the
money together for the payment of the debt.
About ten days ago, had made up the sum
within twenty-five dollars. Ny wife knew
how much the payment Of this debt lay on
my spirits, and advised me to sell COW and
make up the difference, and get the hcay,
burden Of my mind. l did so; and now
what will my old woman say9 l must get
back to the Cape and tell her this good
news. She'll probably repeat the very
words she used when she put her hands on
my shoulders as we parted, Il have never
seen the righteous forsaken, or his seed beg
ging bread"
Giving each Of us q hearty shake Of the
hand, and blessing upon our old fathers
memory, he went on his way rejoicing.
After very short silence, taking his PEN
Gil and making cast-'Therc,' said my
brother, your part Of the amount would be
so much. Contrive plan to convey me
your share Of the pleasure derived from this
orcration, and the money is at your service.
Such is the simple tale, which | have told
as it was told me. To add tho e,iicn,
moral would be an insult to the reader.
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Col. Fremont's Elopement.

The Detroit Daily Advertiser, under the
head OF go it, Jessie, thus alludeS to an
exciting incident in the life of the Republi.
can candidate for the Presidency
Col. Tom Benton is a great man, sir
He always has been great man since he
has been any man at all He was a great
man. and Senator from Missouri, with o
honsc at Washington, when John C. Frs-
mont was poor draughtsman and mappist.
Fremont would not have dared to propose
to Col. Benton to run away with him.
Such a thing would no, have occurred to
him, for he regarded Col. Benton with be-
coming awe. But Col. Benton had a sweet
ard amiablc girl, of whom young Fremont
was not at all in awe. lie had passed many
an evening in her company, and the oitener
he saw her, the uftener he wished TO see her.
Love overcamc tinidity, until one day hc
found himself, hat in hand. with hated
breath, IN the presence Of the great Tom
Benton, asking him for bis daughter. But
Tom Benton would not do il. lie was in.
exorable, sIa refused TO do-what in few
days afterwards he wGs ready 10 do-Tom
refused to give him Jessie lie also fJr.
badc Fremont the housc but that the
dnughtsman cared little for, because |, was
not what he wanted. Finding all pcrsua-
sions useless, the young couple determined
to DO marriti ciandcstinely, and 50 they Sc.
abou. the prcliminarics. They found tho
protestant clergy oyerawed by the awful
dignity Of Tom Benton, and afraid to act;
but they found Catholic priest who stood
in no such fear, and the knot was ted
Just before the decisive step was taken, ard
while her last step fingered on the paternal
threshold the sweet daughters heart yearncd
for the mother whom she was abruptly lcay.
ing, perhaps forever, and she hung her head
and sobbsd the carriage door stood open,
tho horses pranccd, and another moment,
and all might have been lost. 'Goit, jessie
was tho word from the bridegroom tho
bound was made from Benton to Fremont,
IA great leap at that ,ime,) the horses tore
the pavement in their eight; the night
wore on:
'The1 have fee, s,esds who follow
though, the young draughtsman, as bis arm
encircled Jessie, and he looked at that moon
under which 50 many strange things have
tIanspired. Col. Benton awokc in the
morning, descended to the breakfast table,
but no Jessie was found, and her bed had
not even been occupied. There was the
great Colonel in q great rage, sir. lie
fro,hcd. and foamed, and roarcd. and ran
ted k; perhaps hc sworc. lie promised he'd
give the rascal n cowhiding-hed give him
six years in the penitentnry-he'd give
bim-.You had boiir gre him Je''ie,'
was tho quiet suggestion Of the mother
perhaps she was above half right.
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Misfsllanauns.
From Chamber Journal.
A Girls Dilemma,

This is the anniversary oi an importan,
day in my life. will keep il BY recording
the events ,ha: led 10 my presen, position |;
let no, those stay to read whose hearts have
grown too old To relish love story.
At eighteen was one Of the most
thoughtless Of human beings My widow
oil father, q ,ich London merchant, had hu-
moreJ every whim from infancy, and asked
nothing Of me In return but lighthearted.
ness and affection. No one could have
known less than Of the shadows and sor-
rows Of life, or have been more childishly
occupied in The present. II was the night
Of my first bail, to which | was TO be in
,roduced under The mos, aatiering auspices;
I was half Wild with excitement. and the
moment my toilet was completed, flew
down stairs TO show myself to my father,
who was not going with mo as al FIST At
ranged. being prevented, he said, by sud
den aud insuimountable engngemen,s.-
Well remember how inpaisnlly burst
open the dining-room door, and with
bound Of elation sprang towards The spos
where he stood, spreading out my beauti.
ful dress, and making before him a sweep
ing courtesy. seem now TO hear the solt
rustic Of lace and satin; to feel the glow
,ha, burned on my ch, eks, and the quick
,hrobbings Of my happy heart. lhad not
ai fist noticed, in my esgerness, that the
table was covered with papers, and that
my rather was no, alone. Mr.. Lacy, bar
risier ai-iaw, his friend and mine-ior had
known him from my cradle-sat opposite
to him, and a second glance showed me
how grave and anxious were the faces Of
them both.
"whal is the matter :" asked, laying
my hand caressingly on my falher's shoul-
der. He looked a, me ioudly, I'LL saw the
tears brim his eyes.
"My daIling," he said in an abrupt, pas
sionsie way. 1--WE will no, tell her, Lacy
II would be cruel. lie, her have at leas, a
few more happy hours; she need no, know
tonight, How will she bear iir
Mr. Lacy looked increasingly grave. !
had become very grave too; my childish
exciiem.u, seemed TO have given place to
sudden and almost womanly seriousness.
III is Of no use hiding anything from me.
1said, trying to smile, though irembled
from head to FOO, in vssus fcrebodins. al
could uos 20 10 the ball now tell me what
has happened" The expression Of my
fathers face deepeued 10 anguish; hs put
his hands before Il, as II the sigh, Of me
was painful to bear. I turned to Mr.. La
cy.
'Do you tel mew implorej.
Mr.. Lacy fixed upon me The 6nc search
ing eyes, whose reproof had been the sores,
penalty of my lie hitherto, and KEEP, up The
scrutiny till could bear il no longer, earn
%, and kindly as II was. knel, on cush.
ion beiore him, and leaning my arms on
hi. knees in favoriie attitude, I returned
his gaze with a steady though fearful one.
airy me-" said "perhaps am more
than tho siddy child you think me. Be-
sides. Il cannot be 90 dreadful you ars
both alive and we'll !"
A Apsculiar expression passed over Mr..
Lacy's face. lie seemed hesiiaiing whether
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MARCUS WATSON, Printer.
pustrq.
Fer ns Usisn \ Eastern Josrnsi.
Ode 70 Powers Greek Slave.
NJ cHARlKs n. aaAnGkn.

1T cHARtHs n. osAsGrH.
From age 10 sg. immortal genius wings
Its daring way, vlth ever eeassiess hight,
And o'er lts chosen ones lis mantle nings,
And blds them ,hs~ the world lts darrliag hghi
Then straight vi,h breathing LIE The canvass sann'
And masie s,eais frOm golden st'inged iyrss,-
While marble masses start 10 living forms,
With limbs all teuehd With true rrsnsthe.n hres
ss llyss and breathes to-day the maid We sing,
Most nob.e triumph of the sculpIors hand -
80 manlsd, PO-srs that bsamlns light does bring,
To she'd it, bright sraissnes DER our Land.
Lo, there. with heAv'n born inspiration wrought,
She stands 70 charm world with nanelsss grace.
Thai bids zach loo desire, each baser thought
Retire, nor leave behind One staining trace.
Hos beautiful ,hy mien, t.ir child OfAr
b radiant uIth thy native charms alone!
What deep aud rapt emotion stills thy heart,
And sits upon thy FORM as on athrOns'
What tho thou standsst In the public mart
Exposed, sone turban'd purchaser to lure,
Thy rule and graceful limos shame impars,
In al uneonselOu. lnnoes.es 80 pure.
Thou sss'a no, nov the thousand rapturd eyes
That drink ~ hon fount my saulies rare
But s~in as light Imagination flies
And beArs thee home 10 breathe thy native air.
Psrehanee 10 see once more those hills and trees,
Upon whose slopes, and meath whose dreamy shades,
Thy happy sOns came wsrblng on the bresss,-
Thy footsteps Lightly psesssd the mOssy gisdss.
They call thee Slave mighty mistress thsa,
And wiling hearts confess thy qreenly sway
The shInpg crown Of genius decks thy brO~,-
Celestial grsess round thns image play.
hut an those chains upon thy n unded arm,
Why bind they thus Thy limbs 90 all di'ine'
rhOu pesd'st not fear from them or hurt or harm
The golden shield Of modes,y Is thine
Oh let us gaze, until that heavenly calm,
That hOvsrs all around thy glorious brm,
Shall fall upon our hearts like healing eaim,-
Like oil shall aIl the waves Of hie's mad storm,
TN oil enchanted by thy magic spell,
Our souls spwrapt In full and calm delight,
Shall hold In msmory's inn st deepest cell,
A sJurcs ofIoy, forever pure and bright.
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SENSIBLE. The Baltimore Clipper SAYS;
.Thc repeal OF the Missouri Compromise
was wong wan.only prrpelIa'ed That
&C, originated the present Republican party,
md Is destined to ionlct more iojury upon
III, South than upon the North. twas tho
most fatal stab ever given to tho southern
S a.rs. and the south would DO well 10 adopt
some mode to avert future consequences.
Let MI immediate stop be put to The civil
war in Kansas-pro,ect the people III their
righis-snj re.tors tho territor, to the posi-
,ion which il occupied p'iOr TO the passage
VI the repeating acl.'
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lay. Balldinr PkiisdsipAia, n. W. eornsf fhra anu
Ch~sfnut stf~<t.
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Anecdote of Hogarth.

a few months before this ingenious ar
tlst was seized with the malady which de-
prlved society of one of its most distinguish
cd ornaments, he proposed to his matchlcss
pencil the wolk lie had entitled Tail Piece
the first idea of which is said to have
been started in company, while the convi-
vial glass was circulating round his own
table.
"My next undertaking" said Hogartl,,
shall be the End of all Things"
"If that is the case" replied one of his
friends, "your business will be finished, for
there will be an end to the painter"
There will be So" answered Hoearth,
sighing heavily, "and therefore the sooner
my work is done the better"
Accordingly lie began the next day, and
continued his design with diligence that
seemed to Indicate an apprehension he
should not live till he completed it. This,
however, he did in tho most ingenious
manner, by grouping everything which de-
notes the end of all tllings-a broken bottle.
an old broom worn to the stump, the butt
end of an old iirelock, cracked bell, a
bow unstrung, crown in pieces, towers in
ruins, the sign post Of a tavern called the
Worlds End tumbling, the moon in her
wane, the map of the globe burning, a glib
bet falling, the body gone and chains which
held it falling down, Phoebus and his horse
dead in the clouds, 4 vessel wrecked, time
with his hour glass and scythe broken, a
tobacco pipe in his mouth, tho last Whit
OF smoke going out, play book open, with
"cxeunt omncs" stamped in the corner, an
empty purse and a statute of bankruntcv
taken out against nature.
$50 far SO good," cried ITogarth, "nothing
rcmair.s but this" taken his pencil, in a sort
Of prophetic fury, and dashing off the
similitude of a painters pallet broken :;
'fnis!" exclaimed IIogarth, 'the deed is
donc-all is over"
1t is a remarkable and well known fact
that he never again took the pallet in hand.
1t is a circumstance less known perhaps
that he died in about year after lie had
finished this extraordinary tail piece.
anecdotes Of English artists.
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MISCELLANY.
IRON TIE IHDErESDENT PRESS.
The Slavery Question.

The Slavery Question.
Truth, like torch, the more it's shook, it
shines"
Truth is mighty and will prevail"
These venerable proverbs give lis conf
lence yet, in the position Of the South on the
question Of slavery.
The truth on this subject was never sha-
ken before as it is now. Error has had the
ear Of the world for a long time but the
tables are turned, and the press now teens
with papers, with pamphlets, and with
books on the pro-slavery side. The intel
lect of the South is fully aroused the sub
ject is discussed in every aspect, social, po-
litical, economical, moral, and religious.
This conflict cannot fail to be of advantage
to the cause of truth, and to those who thus
assail hoary and universal error.
One feature in the discussion is striking.
Philosophers, Statesmen and Divines alike,
refuse to stop short Of fundamental princi-
Piles, and base their firmest arguments on
the Bible.
The reasoning from the Bible is the
strongest point in Prof. Bledsoc's recent
works on Liberty and Slavery. The same
scriptural considerations form the over
whelming demonstration with which Mr.
Stephens, Of Georgia, concludes his able
speecl, in the last Congress.
The Rev. Dr. Palmer, in an address, al
the late commencement at Athens, took the
same ground, and urged that the South
should assume an offensive position, and re-
quire her assailants to prove slavery to be
W." w." if they can.
Titus the Whole Gu scuth is arraying itse!
.on the platform Of the Bible, as the only
secure standpoint on this vexed question.
This gives us;immense advantage Of posi-
tion. The Bible clearly sanctions the insti-
tuition ;sethe world cannot long fail to see it;
when this is made plain, as it eventually
will be, the North and England must admit
the justice Of the institution, or reject the
Bible. When forced to decision upon
this issue, we are persuaded that the chris
tiaa people Of both hemispheres will main.
tain their faith in the word of God. We
venture the prediction that in the course o
the next ten years, great revulsion in pub
lie sentiment will take place, aud that the
principles Of the South will be generally
received as truth. Then slavery viii be q
indestructible as any other relationship O
life and abolhionism Will sink to iepe
With other species Of gross wickedness, an