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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-31
SCHO0Ls iND C0lLE4Es.

po.aD %'s. AM 4 %d aiSs Sss t y H eoSsS fAp!rs.
Attl.ir residence "a GraHr S,'t'i. t'T.'7 F"ar4 n'f FIN
ulur second session nj this Institution will commence
ON the lst day oi October next, for one continued
session, To lst July, le'i.
,on,JisheI Assistants. unite. with the fruit OF their own
.xp,ri.nr-, thu Ii .hr aud counsel OF others eminent in The
p,,Itcs,inu. nul thy intend it ~ afford the means, not On.
* of y thorough r"rIr-r "t substantial instruction, hut alec
! Of all :hr accomplishments necessary TO II finished fcnnl"
education.
ant nor in the selection OF her fellow laburrrs, nor In their
o,her provisions, have the subscribers spared anything that
-. make their Institution worthy of the PATRONAGE of the
community. Attention will be paid to the MANNERS AMI
morals of the young Indies at oil times, md a deep interest
taken in their advancement.
MUSIC. both vocal and instrumental, will be taught by
competent teachers. The Harp. Piano and Guitar all fur.
nished in the family.
TERMS:
BoaIdis 5000
English Tuition, 40
Primary Department, 30
Modern Languages, 20
LAIN,
Music on flano,
duitar
REFERENCEs:
Righ, Rev. Bishop Johns, Rev. john P. McGiuirc, Rev. ].
Pe,erkin, Va; Oliver White, Esq, Fleetwood Academy,
Va C B. Gibson, 81. D., J. Bolton, N n. A.. Peicolss. 81.
D.. G. A. Wil'ou, NJ. D., X, Henry Cabell, N. D and Col.
8. Il. Parker, Richmond; Hon. 4. N. 7: Hunter. and Hon. J.
NJ. Clayton, U. S. s.; Frederick Coleman aud Beverly
Douglas, Esqs, State Senate; o. N. Smith, Esq Lunen.
burg county; ThonasA. Field, NJ. D., Mecklenburg county.
Mrs. JEFFERSON MINOR,
Aug s-d&caawtillNs Miss ADA BYRON MINOR.
SCHOOL IN LOUISA.
AVIEG engaged, Us teuchcr. Miss PAIGE, an expc.
H rienced and accomplished lady, the school nj Smith
field, Louisa, will commence again on the lst Of Septeu.
Der. We will take Il limited number of boarders. The
discipline will be parental, and strict attention pnid to t. @
morals Of the young ladies.
For n session OF ten months. board sd tuition in all the
ehshsh ofahcnes'
Laun,
french.
Drawing,
FapuuS''
Ornamental needle work,
Music, aud use OF Piano,
Music taught by Mr.. Boiling.
Address EDWIN J. BAKER.
Aug l2-ctf Tolersville P o., Va.
SOUTHERN FEMALE INSTITUTE.
TIME seventh session Of the Southern Female Institute
will commence on the LIST Monday in October next
The Boarding Department is under the charge OF D. Lee
Powell, Esq.
poHfu'. wi . CIV
French. Italian, German, Spanish, each, ..............e &c
ann.
Drawing from go TO $50.
Music at Professors prices.
Preparatory Department,
Washing and Lights extra.
ROOT J. HoRRIsiox. }Principnl'.
Address. Richmond, Va. July ls-ctf
EDGE HILL school
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\oTlCE.-An adjourned called meeting o., III. s,ocL
-, - holders OF the Manchester Cotton and Wool Man
y:,1'ls Company will be held on Friday night. Bis ipst
orocs' al the Exchange Hotel, when all Of IN.
s. -. are particularly requested 10 attend, As bu,i
q " S'eat Importance will come br.ore the meet,pg
-N WV. Il. POWERS Areni
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RoARDISG.-l should be- pleased 20 ACCOMMODATING
lew single gentlemen with board and loJginc ~
.Ts'a only, II desired. Tue location is copvcnisn.s "
sss'aa'' being at the corner OF Main aud I'm go. an L
opposite NJ. Landru,n's Paint Shop. and
~ During the state Agricultural Fuir Gan ala,
, ,ora with meals and lodgings, on reasonable term.
N.S.-2"' LUCY n D~GENAvANT
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WANTED.-A thorough scholar, experienced and
successful teacher. wishes for a situation as teacher
in 40 Academy or Seminary, or as tutor. Address Pre-
ccptor,"E Z. Corinth Academy, East Corinth, Maine, stating
definitely the terms.
Also, a Lady-tescher of Music and the ornamental
branches-wisIcs for II situation. Address "Preccptress, v
Z. Corinth Academy, Eas, Corinth, Maine.
Ort u-cwix
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HILTON SiiES.
by PtI.IlaN DAVIS, iCCTS,
BY DICKINSON. HII.I. ~ co, Airs

& SECROES.-thi- lay, al 10 Q clock, We will 81
Q .!.h; Nicely N~cgroc.-Mcn. Boy. Women aad I:r;,
Oct 81, PILLiiM & DArfS Arr
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A Heroic Wife.

A passenger on board the i'll fnted steamer
Northern Indiana, gives the Syracuse Jour
nal an account Of the narrow escape of Cice.
ro Fowler and wife, of that county, who were
also on board when she took fire.
There was but one life preserver for Mrs,
F. and her husband; he insisted imperative
ly that she should put it on; she peremptori
ly refused, saying she "was in poore health
and his life was worth far more than hers. .
The preserver having no strap, Mrs. F. tore
the hem from her dress, and fastened it tc
her husband, whom she continued to ami
mate and encourage; saying she could hold
on to him, and if the preserver could moi
sustain them both, she would be the one tc
let 90 and leave him to save himself.
The fire was getting hotter and hotter
The water was thick with human forms
struggling for life; she tore her bonnet al
ready on fire from her head, and, hand il
hand with one she loved better than herself
took the dangerous leap. AS they arose
from the water, Mr.. Fowler assisted hi
wife in procuring good hold Of him on Of
about the shoulders. She wiped the waite
from his mouth and eye s,and encouraged hin
to retain his hope of being saved. He con
tinued to struggle with the waves. Hal
an hour elapsed and there was no sign of as
sistance. His strength was rapidly failing
his wife observing it, tried anew to chez
him. He said lie could not stand it any lon
ger; it seemed as though he must give up
At that oment she Heard steamer comm!
rapidly through the water. She says: an.
dear husband, few moments more and W.
are safe. DON'T you hear boat coming!
He said he did, and Immediately revived
made all efforts in his power, and struggle
for himself and his heroic wife, until tn
Mississippi came up and took them, will
scores of others, on her commodous deck
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RAVENNA, THURSDAY, SEPT. Il, 1856

caught her breath, and bent her face down
to conceal its expression, until it rested on
the silken hair Of the child.
BE good boy, Tommy, and mother will
never scOld you any more she murmured in
his ear. .......-
His arms stole upwards, and they were
twined closely about her neck; he pressed
bis lips tightly against her cheek, thus seal
ing his part Of the contract with a kiss.
How sweet to the mothers taste were
those first fruits. Of self control. In the ef-
fort to govern herself what power she had
acquired. In stilling the tempest Of passion
in her own bosom, she had poured the oil Of
peace over the storm lretted hearts Of her
children.
Only first fruits were these. In all heI
after days did that mother strive with her
self, ere she entered into contest with the
inherited evils of her children, and just SC
far she was able to overcome the evil IN them
Often, very often, was self resistance only a
slight effort, but the feeble influence for
good that flowed from her words or actions
whenever this was so, warned her Of error
and prompted a more vigorous self control
Need il be said that she had an abundant
reward.
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A JaCksOnian Reply.

One of the characteristics OF Fremont is
that he parts "his hair in the middle. -.
Some of his supporters having imbibed the
idea that this peculiarity, which is common
with soft Drained exquisites, might hurt him
at the nominating convention, limited as
much, when he made the following reply,
which is published in his campaign life, got
ten up by Greely g. Co. The author says: ::
ellis reply was worthy of Jackson. III
the support of the whole New York delega-
tion depends upon my doing such thing
said he, 'the only effect il could have upon
me, would be, that should wear my beard
as it is and part my hair little wider than
do now"
A Democratic cotemporary, in noticing
this rather singular species of Jackson hero
ism, justly remarks;
"There's jackson for you! Who'll re-
refuse to vote for him Tor President after
this! Such reply is worthy of any OF the
old Roman Senators. A man who poss es.
ses the courage to wear his hair and beard
Just as he darn please should be rewarded
for his heroism. He should not only be
elected President, but should be presented
with bottle Of hair invigorator,' in order
to create more hirsute appearance than he
now presents"
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pottrp.
A r OU Sc We.
ny D. g. ron THE wnElrlAsD oLrr cLUB.
TuSr-I,m .af0at.

AlhE-A |"
Arouse ye! arouse ye! my countrymen all,
Thy nation commands thee, give heed TO her call;
Up up, with her banner, spread wide to the breeze
Let Il wave o,er the land, let il DER the seas
Arouse ye! arouse ye! from Macknaw's strand,
To where leaps the currents of wild Rio Grandel
From Maine's piney SUBMITS or storm-beaten crest
To where old Pacific rolls up from the West.
Arouse ye arouse We the battles begun,
To sever that Union Of /" many in ore,'
up I up with your streamers--your towering trees;
Up up with your shouts let them ride on the breeze
Remember the lessons father have taught,
To cling 10 that banner for which they have fough
Remember their motto, remember il all,
{: United we stand, but divided VIC fall"
Remember the fields that lie crimsoned in gore,
From Ticonderogn to Savannuh's shore;
Remember no sectional lines we're displayed,
Where flashed the keen edge Of Washington's blade
Remember the blood that dyed Mexico's plains,
Ran as freely from Southern as Northern velnsi
And the warrior expiring, in home-driven sghs'
mid the shock of the battle, My country" he cries
Then cling 10 that Union while life's current flows
The shelter of friends and the terror of foes;
Then cling to it now, when the war has begun
To pore its fierce charge the g. many in ore."
Let not from its star-spangled banner be reeled
One stripe from its strcamer, one star from its shield;
For the whole constellation in triumph shall flame,
To light up the pathway Of honor and fame
Then, arouse yc! arouse to your country's caii;
One Union. one nation, one land for us all.
Wave Northmcn, wave Southmen, thy banners oil
wave,
Der nation united" The home of the brave"
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WHOLE NUMBER 583.

term Of three years. have endeavored to
procure from Mr.. Stearns a copy Of the
agreement he has made with Lieutenant
Colonel Fremont, for taking care Of these
cattle, but his letters (marked cnd 10Y
positively assert that be regards thoss cattle
as the prirats property of Lieutenant Colo.
mel Fremont, but that the agreement by
which be holds them Is verbal one, wiz
messed by Mr.. Hensley and Lieutenant
Gillespie, of the United States Navy. Thus
stand the facts, and am applied to, to know
whether payment will be made upon the pa
per marked 9, which is a certificate that the
sum Of S6,966 is due to Mr.. ellis for sup
plies furnished the California battalion, which
supplies are clearly and plainly the lot Of
six hundred breeding cows now in the banda
Of private individual, not one of which has
been used for public purposes This note
becomes due on the 18th day of December,
l847, and bears an interest of twenty-four
per centum per annum after that date.
In connection with this subject, ] call
your attention to the paper marked 8, where
IN Lieutenant Colonel Fremont has bound
himself and future Governors of California
to pay the sum of $4,000 at the expiration
of eight months from this date Of March 8,
IS47, or in default thereof that the note
shall bear an interest Of twenty four per GEN.
tum per annum; this, too, when the acting
Assistant Quartermaster at Monterey had
been more than a month in the country,
with supply of money applicable to the
proper expenses of the army in California
Mr.. Cells states that it was partly to Sc
cure this loan of money that Lieutenant
Colonel Fremont made ith him the liberal
bargain for cattle, for which the price is
about forty per cent. higher than the mat
ket price at time. Both of these notes are
soon due, and Mr.. Cells is going to make
application for payment, as he claims to
have fulfilled his part OF the contract, for
the redemption of which the good faith of
the Government of the United States is
pledged by an officer thereof; but the whole
transaction as shown by the accompanying
papers, appears to me of such character
that | shall not order payment OF the money
to Mr.. Cells, but refer all the papers to the
Department, for such action as they may
consider proper in the case.
| have the honor to be, &C.,
r. B. MASON,
Col. FIRST Dragons, Commanding.
To GENERAL r. JONES, Washington City,
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Formation Of Character.

1t is an old saying, and one Of fearful and
fathomes import, that we are forming cha
racters for eternity Forming characters!
whose! our own! or others! Both, and in
that momentous fact lies the peril and res
possibility of our existence, Who is sufi-
cient for the thought! Thousands Of my
fellow beings will yearly enter eternity with
characters differing from those they would
have carried thther had never lived. The
sunlight of that world will reveal my finger
marks in their primary formations, and in
their successive strata of thought and life.
And they, too, will form other characters
for eternity, until the influence of my exis-
tence shall be difused throughout all future
generations Of the world, aud through all
that shall be future to certain point in the
world to come. AS little silvery, circular
ripple, set in motion by the falling pebble,
expands from its inch Of radius to the whole
compass Of the pool, SO there is not child
mot an infant Moses, placed, however
softly, in his bulrush ark upon the sea OF
time, whose existence does not stir rip.
pie, nyrating outward and on, until it shall
have moved across and spahncd the whole
ocean of Gods eternity, stirring even the
river of life and the fountains at which his
angels drink. Etthu BWrsH.
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The Laugh of Woman.

A woman has no natural gift more be-
witching than a sweet laugh. 1t is like
the sweet sound of flutes on the water. II
leads from her in a clear sparkling rill; and
the heart that hears it, ieelS as if bathod in
the cool, exhilerating spring. Have you ev'
er pursued an unseen fugitive through trees
led on by a fairy laugh,now here, now there
now lost, now found. We have. And we
are pursuing that wandering voice to day
Sometimes it comes to US in the midst o
care and sorrow, of irksome business, anc
then we turn away and listen, and hear il
ringing through the room like silver bell
with power to scare away the evil spirits o
mind. .s9. ,.@ ys@
How much we owe to that sweet laugh
1t turns the prose into poetry; fittings show
ers OF sunshine over the davksome wood il
which we are travelling; it-touches even oul
sleep, WHICH is no mole the image of death
but is consumed with dreams that are tht
shadows of Immortality. r..
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The Poor MANS PIPE.--We admit that
the money expended for tobacco might buy
good clothes and wholesome food; but
among the sun.beams let into the cottage,
not the least is the light of the poor man's
pipe. We write now with especial refer
ence to the treatment of women; and we
are convinced that the pipe has a very se-
dative and tranquiIizing effect. Much angry
and bitter feeling, we are convinced, is puff.
ed ont and dissipated with the fumes Of the
tobacco, North British Reoieto. g sii y
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GFHappiress consists in seeing some
body more miserable than ourselves. II
there were only two people in the world
the man who lived on cold potatoes would
consider himself an afistocrat, il he could
only reverse matters, and go "potatoes ant
salt, like that other fellow" Among the
cannibals, he is considered capitalist who
can raise roast dog twice year. Queer
people, these human beings.
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rREuorr,s cnAILrreE no roorE.

Mr. Bigelow, in his life Of Fremont, very
sagaciously suppresses Fremont's note and
challenge, but gives the reply OF Mr. Foote
which clearly shows that the note Of Fremont
was a challenge. Mr.. Foote's reply closes
as follows;
/! after this statement, you perseVere in
the demand contained in your note, shall
certainly gratiiy you, though | shall, from
certain prudential considerations, defer a for.
nal acceptance of your proposition until
can leave the District OF Columbia.
Your Obedient servant,
H. S. FOOTE.
SENATE CHAMBER, September %, 1850.
JOHN C. FREMONT BULLY.
The duelist soon becomes bully, or as
in the case Of Fremont, and as it was in the
case of Brooks, is generally bully first
The country has been filled with shrieks
on account OF the attack of Brooks on Sum,
ner But Brooks did but little, if anything
more than Fremont did five years before.
THE PROOF.
In the fall of 1850, Colonel Fremont as
soalted Hon. H. S. Foote, IN the ante.
chamber Of the Senate, '.jor pordS spoken
in debdte;" and, that we may not be accused
of representing, we copy a statement of
the affair as published in the Cleveland
Plain Dealer at that time, and which has
been repubished:
THE FoOTE AND FREMONT DIFFICULTY.
The difficulty between Senators Foote
and Fremont grew out Of the circumstance
that Foote charged Fremont in the Sen
ate with seeking Legislation in reference to
the gold mines for the sake Of his own pri.
vate advantage, which Fremont pronounced
false. Afterward they met in the ante
chamber, when Fremont struck Foote and
brought blood. They were Immediately
separated by Senator Clarke. Subsequent
ly Fremont addressed note to Foote, de
manding retraction of the language used by
him in debate, to be signed in the presence
of witnesses, and challenge note was tc
be left if he refused.
Mr.. Foote declined to sign the paper,
but addressed a note in reply to Fremont,
disclaiming any intention Of giving any per.
sonnl offence in the language used by him
in debate.
The friends Of both parties considered this
satisfactory to Fremont, but, at his instance
the note of Mr.. Foote was submitted to Col.
Benton, who consented to the arrangement
The following card was the result:
WASHINGTON, September %, 1850.
A CARD.-The undersigned are author
lied to state that the difficulty between th'
Hon. H. s. Foote and the Hon. J. c. Ere
mont, growing out of certain expression
used by the former in relation to the Cali
fornia bill in the Senate last evening, ha
been adjusted satisfactorily and honorable
to both those gentlemen.
Signed A. c. DODGE,
WIN. GIVEN,
HENRY w. SIBLEY,
RODMAN NJ. PRICE.
/
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why Jcwcsscs are Beautiful.

Chateaubriand gives 4 fanciful but an
agreeable reason for the fact that Jewish
women are so much handsomer than men Of
their nation. He says that Jewesses have
escaped the curse which alighted upon their
fathers and husbands and sons. Not Jew
ess was to be seen among the priests and
rabbins who insuted the Sen of God, scour.
ged Him, crowned Him with thorns, and
subjected Him to infamy and the agony Of
the cross. The women of Judea believed
in the Saviour, land assisted and soothed Him
under afi1iction. A woman of Bethany pour
ed on His head precious ointment which she
kept in vase of al baster. The sinner
annointed His feet with perfumcd oil, and
wiped them with the hair. Christ OH His
part extended mercy to the Iawesses. He
raised from the dead the son of the widow
of Main, and Marthu's brother LaZarus,-
He cured Simon's brother.i in law, and the
woman who touched the hem of His gar
ment. To the Samaritan woman He was
spring of living water, and compassion-
ate Judge to the woman in adultery. The
daughters of Jerusalem wept over Him;
the holy women accompanied Him 10 Calva-
ry, brought Him balm and spices; and weep
ing sought Him in the sepulchre. "Woman,
why weepest thought" His first appear
ance after the resurrection was to Mary
Magdalene, whose eyes were opened, and
she answered, "Master" The reflection OF
some beautiful ray must have rested on the
brow ofthe Jewess.
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or The following remorkable coinci,
dence took place in San Francisco, Ark. a
short time ago. A one eyed man stole q
one eyed mule, was arrested by a one eyed
sheriff, tried by one eyed magistrate, and
was escorted to the Penitentiary by one
eyed officer. ~ 3t@a5 " .Fas z
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GTA sweet young lady, of the lender and
sympathetic age of ten, on resarning from
church the other day threw herself laugpid-,
Yupona soia,and in quite serious tone ex-.
claimed: s s
"Realiy, mamma, must decline attend:
ing church with you in future, unless We
can obtain different pew from that we at
present occupy n@gsa~
"Why so!, asked the astonished parent:
Because" replied the incipient coquette,
''there is,a person in the adjoining gpewwho
stares at me like pesti and do. assure
you my dearest mamma, TINT 1 never gave
him the slightestencouragemens.',
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j. c. Frcmonu's Record.

'RooF OF HIS PRO-sLAvERY ACrs-PRooF
OF HIS CONVICTION OF MUTINY--PRoOE
THAT He is A DUELIsT-PRooF THAT HE
is A BULLY-PROoF OF HIS CELEBRATED
BEEF coNTRAcT-A STARTLING RECORD.
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or II was Napoleon. or Madame do
Stael, who said that 'if you scratched !
Russian you would find a Tartar under
neuth." Jones (ufMarlebone) goes further
than this, for he says s.that be has only %
scratch his wife, and he catches 1 Tartar
fnetantly.a ea's9s' sa's l'siS